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Lightsomeness

Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.

  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.

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lightsomeness

n. (context archaic English) The quality of being lightsome.

WordNet
lightsomeness

  1. n. the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness]

  2. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness, nimbleness]

  3. the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous

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.