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lightsome
1[ lahyt-suhm ]
adjective
- light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
- cheerful; lighthearted.
- frivolous; changeable.
lightsome
2[ lahyt-suhm ]
adjective
- emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- well-lighted; illuminated; bright.
lightsome
1/ ˈlaɪtsəm /
adjective
- producing or reflecting light
- full of or flooded with light
lightsome
2/ ˈlaɪtsəm /
adjective
- lighthearted
- airy or buoyant
- not serious; frivolous
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Derived Forms
- ˈlightsomely, adverb
- ˈlightsomeness, noun
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Other Words From
- lightsome·ly adverb
- lightsome·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lightsome1
Origin of lightsome2
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Example Sentences
They had not counted on so early a breakfast; so it was with lightsome hearts they performed the rest of their journey.
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Tall, smooth-faced, and fair, he walked with the long step and lightsome grace of the athletic young Englishman of his day.
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It leads to the great Hall, which is really magnificent, but not very lightsome.
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Newlie enriched with a varietie of wordes, phrases, proverbs and divers lightsome observations of Grammar.
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The City is pretty large, fortify'd with Art and Regularity; and very lightsome.
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