Lightsome

Quick meaning: Lightsome is an adjective meaning (literary) Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.

Meaning

(literary) Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

When I was of your youth, I was lightsome and quick two years before I was married.

If any find it incredible that Ida be even outwardly so lightsome that she saw clearly in the night, let them answer this question.

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

There came a day when he remembered the moment, when he regretted that he had not ridden off into the buoyant midst of these lightsome elements.

Synonyms for lightsome

Depending on context, synonyms include light, cheerful, lighthearted, blithesome, tripping, light-footed.

Antonyms for lightsome

Common opposites include darksome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include light-footed, tripping, light, cheerful, lighthearted, blithesome.

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