lightsome

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: līt'səm, IPA(key): /ˈlaɪtsəm/ Rhymes: -aɪtsəm Hyphenation: light‧some === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) +‎ -some (suffix forming adjectives). ==== Adjective ==== lightsome (comparative more lightsome, superlative most lightsome) (literary) Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant. 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, X, xlix: This said, the smoky cloud was cleft and torn, / Which like a veil upon them stretched lay, // And up to open heav'n forthwith was borne, / And left the prince in view of lightsome day. 2006, Goswin (of Bossut.), Martinus Cawley, Send me God: If any find it incredible that Ida be even outwardly so lightsome that she saw clearly in the night, let them answer this question. ===== Antonyms ===== darksome ===== Derived terms ===== lightsomely (adverb) (archaic) lightsomeness (noun) (archaic) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From light (“not heavy”, adjective) +‎ -some (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Middle High German līhtsam, modern German leichtsam. ==== Adjective ==== lightsome (comparative more lightsome, superlative most lightsome) Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active. Upbeat; cheery; light graceful. ===== Derived terms ===== lightsomely (adverb) (archaic) lightsomeness (noun) (archaic)