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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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]


The 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. [1913 Webster] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster] That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker. -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]