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Lightsome

//ˈlaɪtsəm// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant. literary

    "While in their mothers wombe enclosd they were, / Ere they into the lightsom world were brought, / In fleshly lust were mingled both yfere […]"

  2. 2
    Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
  3. 3
    Upbeat; cheery; light graceful.

    "Reality is lightsome, that is, light and graceful.... Moreover, the play, the lightsome character of reality, would be misunderstood if this dimension were to be severed from what really makes a play a play, [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    carefree and happy and lighthearted wordnet
  2. 2
    moving easily and quickly; nimble wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives).

Etymology 2

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Middle High German līhtsam, modern German leichtsam.

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