lightsome
adjective
light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
lightsomeness
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a word derived from
lightsome.
Example Sentences
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I will cheer you by my songs, and strive to inspire in others the joy and lightsomeness of heart I feel in my present state.
From The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends by Cornelius Mathews
George went at his task with much too much lightsomeness of spirit and disrespect for the situation.
From Chapters from My Autobiography by Mark Twain
There was lightsomeness and gladness in every breath.
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
They left the theater very slowly, with all the lightsomeness and gladness of heart gone.
From The Rebel of the School by L. T. Meade
There was no lightsomeness of spirit in the Mallison household to ease the strain of small duties, or turn a contretemps into a joke.
From Lady Cassandra by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
