Associations to the word «Lightsome»
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Wiktionary
LIGHTSOME, adjective. Emitting or manifesting light; luminous, radiant.
LIGHTSOME, adjective. Upbeat; cheery; light graceful.
Dictionary definition
LIGHTSOME, adjective. Moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step".
LIGHTSOME, adjective. Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.