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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
-- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n.
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Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
--Bacon.
2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker.
-- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n.
Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
lightsome
adj 1: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and
graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a
light tripping step" [syn: light, tripping]
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her
blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her
lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome
heart" [syn: blithe, blithesome, lighthearted]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lightsome
a.
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light;
radiant.
a.
1 Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
2 upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
lightsome
a.
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light;
radiant.
a.
1 Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
2 upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
lightsome
a.
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light;
radiant.
a.
1 Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
2 upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
lightsome
a.
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light;
radiant.
a.
1 Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
2 upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
lightsome //ˈlʌɪtsəm//
светъл, сияен
luminous
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
lightsome /lˈaɪtsʌm/
lak, ljubak
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
lightsome /lˈaɪtsʌm/
1. kecses
2. jól megvilágított
3. fényes
4. világos
5. fürge
6. könnyû
7. derûs
8. vidám
9. világító
10. friss
11. könnyed
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
lightsome /lˈaɪtsʌm/
1. şen, şuh
2. neşeli, canlı
3. parlak, ışıklı. lightsomely şuhca
4. canlı olarak. lightsomeness şuhluk
5. parlak!ık.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "lightsome":
airy, blithe, breezy, buoyant, carefree, cheery, chirk, chirpy,
chirrupy, clear, cloudless, corky, debonair, diaphanous,
free and easy, insouciant, jaunty, light, lighthearted, lightish,
lucent, lucid, luculent, pellucid, perky, relucent, resilient,
serene, sunny, translucent, translucid, transparent, unclouded,
unobscured
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 畅快的,快活的,轻盈的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 畅快的,快活的,轻盈的
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