Search for crossword answers and clues

Answer for the clue "The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble ", 13 letters:
lightsomeness

Alternative clues for the word lightsomeness

Word definitions for lightsomeness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: carefreeness , insouciance , lightheartedness ] the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: agility , legerity , lightness , nimbleness ] the trait of being lighthearted ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. --Bacon. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker. -- Light"some*ly , adv. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context archaic English) The quality of being lightsome.

Usage examples of lightsomeness.

We must reflect that, since the many forms of lives are movements--and so with the Intellections--they cannot be identical: there must be different lives, distinct intellections, degrees of lightsomeness and clarity: there must be firsts, seconds, thirds, determined by nearness to the Firsts.

Carterette, with all her seeming lightsomeness, had sense and selfpossession.