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单词 lightsome
释义 light·some
I. \ˈlītsəm\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English lihtsum, lightsum, from liht, light light + -sum -some — more at light
1. : marked by lightness : airy, graceful, nimble
 < too old and portly for more lightsome parts — J.W.Draper >
 < walked with a lightsome, buoyant step — O.E.Rölvaag >
 < this talk may be … as lightsome as the white smoke of coals in a severe campfire — J.F.Dobie >
2. : free from care : cheerful, gay
 < expecting to indulge in an evening of lightsome folic — Theodore Dreiser >
 < trilling songs with a lightsome heart — W.M.Thackeray >
3. : frivolous, unsteady
 < a lightsome, changeable person >
light·some·ly adverb
light·some·ness noun -es
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English lihtsum, lightsum, from liht, light light + -sum -some — more at light (not heavy)
1. : giving light : luminous
 < lightsome clouds and shining seas — P.B.Shelley >
2. : not dark or gloomy : well lighted : bright
 < a school with spacious lightsome rooms >
3. archaic : clear, lucid
 < with plain and lightsome brevity — John Milton >
4. archaic : light in color
 < lightsome green of ivy and holly — J.R.Lowell >
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