'Lightsomeness' definitions:
Definition of 'lightsomeness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness]
noun
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness]
noun
The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous [syn: lightsomeness, lightness]
Definition of 'Lightsomeness'
From: GCIDE
- Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
- 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. [1913 Webster]
- White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster]
- That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker. -- {Light"some*ly}, adv. -- {Light"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]