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lightsome
(encz) | lightsome, adj: |
Lightsome
(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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lightsome
(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, lightsome,
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, lightsome,
light-hearted] |
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lightsome
(encz) | lightsome, adj: |
lightsomely
(encz) | lightsomely, adv: |
lightsomeness
(encz) | lightsomeness, n: |
Delightsome
(gcide) | Delightsome \De*light"some\, a.
Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." --Grew.
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Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord.
--Mal. iii.
12.
-- De*light"some*ly, adv. -- De*light"some*ness, n.
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Delightsomely
(gcide) | Delightsome \De*light"some\, a.
Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." --Grew.
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Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord.
--Mal. iii.
12.
-- De*light"some*ly, adv. -- De*light"some*ness, n.
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Delightsomeness
(gcide) | Delightsome \De*light"some\, a.
Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." --Grew.
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Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord.
--Mal. iii.
12.
-- De*light"some*ly, adv. -- De*light"some*ness, n.
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Lightsomely
(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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Lightsomeness
(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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Unlightsome
(gcide) | Unlightsome \Unlightsome\
See lightsome. |
lightsome
(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, lightsome,
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, lightsome,
light-hearted] |
lightsomely
(wn) | lightsomely
adv 1: moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely
down the long staircase" [syn: lightsomely,
trippingly]
2: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some
of the basic facts of life" [syn: light-heartedly,
lightsomely] |
lightsomeness
(wn) | lightsomeness
n 1: the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
[syn: carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness,
lightsomeness]
2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
lightsomeness, nimbleness]
3: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous [syn:
lightsomeness, lightness] |
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