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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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