Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lightsomeness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lightsomeness
n 1: 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
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