lightsome

lightsome is an   Adverb

Definition:

[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.

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