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lightful¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English lightful, lihtful (“luminous, providing enlightenment”), from light, liht (noun) + -ful (“full of (a feeling)”, suffix forming adjectives). See more at light (noun).

adjective more lightful · most lightful

  1. poetic Full of light; bright. formlesse eyes doe faile / To see the sun, though brought to lightfull land.

lightful²

Where it comes from

From light (“not weighed down”, adjective) + -ful (“full of, having”, adjective).

adjective more lightful · most lightful

  1. Light; cheerful.

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@misc{lightful_2026,
  title = {lightful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}