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Meaning of "lightsome" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHTSOME

lightsome  [ˈlaɪtsəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHTSOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lightsome is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIGHTSOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lightsome in the English dictionary

The first definition of lightsome in the dictionary is lighthearted. Other definition of lightsome is airy or buoyant. Lightsome is also not serious; frivolous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGHTSOME


brightsome
ˈbraɪtsəm
delightsome
dɪˈlaɪtsəm
eightsome
ˈeɪtsəm
flotsam
ˈflɒtsəm
fretsome
ˈfrɛtsəm
frightsome
ˈfraɪtsəm
heartsome
ˈhɑːtsəm
jetsam
ˈdʒɛtsəm
jetsom
ˈdʒetsəm
quietsome
ˈkwaɪətsəm
unlightsome
ʌnˈlaɪtsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHTSOME

lightness
lightning
lightning arrester
lightning bug
lightning chess
lightning conductor
lightning rod
lightning strike
lightning stroke
lightplane
lightproof
lights
lights out
lights-out
lightship
lightsomely
lightsomeness
lighttight
lightweight
lightwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHTSOME

awsome
bothersome
burdensome
chromosome
cumbersome
fearsome
flavoursome
foursome
fulsome
gruesome
handsome
lonesome
some
threesome
tiresome
troublesome
twosome
wholesome
winsome
worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of lightsome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lightsome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHTSOME

Find out the translation of lightsome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lightsome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lightsome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻盈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lightsome
570 millions of speakers

English

lightsome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमकीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lightsome
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lightsome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চপল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enjoué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lightsome
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

light
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽快な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재빠른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lightsome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhanh nhẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களிப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाइटमय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lightsome
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allegro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lightsome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lightsome
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sprinten
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάλαφρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elegant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lightsome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

light
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lightsome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTSOME»

The term «lightsome» is normally little used and occupies the 119.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTSOME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lightsome» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lightsome» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lightsome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTSOME»

Discover the use of lightsome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lightsome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Poetical Works of Henry Scott Riddell
Henry Scott Riddell James Brydon. THE LIGHTSOME DAYS. The lightsome days o' warm true love Were blissfu' days to me ; But the lightsome days o' warm true love We soon nae mair may see. When ance cauld Time his web has wove O' ...
Henry Scott Riddell, James Brydon, 1871
2
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
White walls make rooms more lightsome than alack. Bacon. Equal posture, and quick spirits, are required ta make colours lightsome. Banns if at. Hist. The sun His course exalted through the rim had run, Through Taurus, and the lightsome ...
Henry John Todd, Samuel Johnson, 1805
3
The Northern Star Or Yorkshire Magazine: A Monthly and ...
A lightsome ftntatniirtoferts from- out the greete. '!p> ft : '•»»□□» l . ,; I Thei* cap» of^e»ef hwve'atiij/4/tniTifi fit. *□>•□□□ ' <> Each by a blooming boy ligbtsvntely lead* p. J6i A graceful nose was hie, lightsome! g bMoght ' ' . • \ •* • Down from ...
‎1818
4
Labors Lost: Women's Work and the Early Modern English Stage
Boasting that she herself was “lightsome, and quick, two years before [she] was married” (1.1.8–9), she reproves Moll for being “dull” and “drossy spirited” (l. 10). Although ostensibly bragging about her lighthearted, cheerful, and animated ...
Natasha Korda, 2011
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The Satapatha Brahmana
For now the whole Agni was completed ; he now wished for brilliance (ru^), and the gods, by means of these lightsome (oblations), endowed him with brilliance ; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now endow him therewith. 13. And ...
6
CliffsNotes Faulkner's Short Stories
For example, at the beginning of “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner describes the Grierson house: “It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style ...
James L Roberts, 1997
7
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Neither the sun, nor any thing sensible, is that light itself, which is the cause that things are lightsome, though it make itself, and all things else, visible. Raleigh. — White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. — Equal posture ...
‎1816
8
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
If man had been he might have seen all lightsome ; but whence it had come he had not seen. Bp. Hull. Several lights will not be seen If there be nothing else between ; Men doubt, because they stand so thick i' the' sky, If those be stars that  ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
9
The Northern star, or, Yorkshire magazine
A lightsome fountain starts from out the green.' p. 8. Their caps of velvet have a lightsome fit. p. 13. Each by a blooming boy lightsdmely lead. p. 14, A graceful nose was his, tightiomely brought Down from a forehead of clear spirited thought, p.
Arthur Jewitt, 1818
10
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
If man had been he might have seen all lightsome ; but whence it had come he had not seen. Bp. Hall. Several lights will not be seen if there be nothing else between ; Men doubt, because they stand so thick i' the' sky, If those be stars that  ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTSOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lightsome is used in the context of the following news items.
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THE RAMAYANA
... Chitra-kuta, Peak of Beauty, where the forest creatures stray, And in every bush and thicket herds of lightsome monkeys play, Men who view ... «The Indian Panorama, Jun 15»
2
Tell Wiz: 'a triumph of unplugged clarity'
The script gave us lightsome comedy, but we could also feel the sadder, darker struggle of life in times past. The wide spectrum of costumes ... «Shetland News, May 15»
3
Review: 'The Floatones,' Making Song and Sense of Life and …
Of course, it helps that the play is 50 minutes, but the cast is so agreeable and the script is so lightsome that those minutes fly by. I don't know if ... «New York Times, May 15»
4
Crackling effect
Fearless, enterprising, audacious, beautiful, devil-may-care, lightsome, insouciant… Mahie wouldn't actually care of being tagged with right ... «Chandigarh Tribune, May 15»
5
Concepts We Wish Were Real
Flamingo is very graceful, beautiful and lightsome bird, and I was looking for a visual character… I wanted to create such illustration, which ... «The Dieline, Apr 15»
6
Today's Sport
... (1st 0.5L 30.05 HRX), Moneyhill Raven (4th 7.0L 29.46 HRX), Lightsome Lass (4th 12.0L 29.66 HRX), Clonkeen Bid (2nd 0.5L 30.05 HRX). «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
7
The Iceman Cometh review – a near-perfect Eugene O'Neill
Leave it to O'Neill to end a lightsome diversion in suicide and despondency. As O'Neill wrote, it's “a big kind of comedy that doesn't stay funny ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
A man of frugal speech
Because of this, they are lightsome and conspicuous. These three criteria are taken together as one. So much for an abbreviated discussion of ... «Catholic News Agency, Jan 15»
9
Collab We Love: Alexa Chung for AG
Alexa Chung for AG The Pixie Dress in Lightsome, $325; and The New Wave Sweatshirt in Heather Grey, $188. (Source: AG). Alexa Chung for ... «StyleBistro, Jan 15»
10
From the Strib's archives: Pracna on Main
Another tried the Pracna's 'unkept secret' sandwich, which was lightsome fried bread topped with cheese and pork sausage. "Untested are ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan 15»

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