lightsome Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite moving easily and quickly; nimble
    light; tripping.
    • the dancer was light and graceful
    • a lightsome buoyant step
    • walked with a light tripping step
  2. adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
    light-hearted; blithe; blithesome; lighthearted.
    • was loved for her blithe spirit
    • a merry blithesome nature
    • her lighthearted nature
    • trilling songs with a lightsome heart

WordNet


Light"some adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913