Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
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White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
--Bacon.
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2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
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That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lightsomeness
n 1: the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
[syn: carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness]
2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness, nimbleness]
3: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
WordNet (r) 2.0
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