lightsomeness

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lightsomeness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
     1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
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              White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
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              That lightsome affection of joy.      --Hooker.
        -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n.
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              Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
              as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.
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lightsomeness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lightsomeness
      n 1: the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
           [syn: carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness,
           lightsomeness]
      2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
         nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
         lightsomeness, nimbleness]
      3: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous [syn:
         lightsomeness, lightness]