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lightsome¹

  • /ˈlaɪtsəm/

Rhymes with -aɪtsəm

Where it comes from

From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives).

adjective more lightsome · most lightsome

  1. literary Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant. While in their mothers wombe enclosd they were, / Ere they into the lightsom world were brought, / In fleshly lust were mingled both yfere […]

Opposite: darksome

lightsome²

  • /ˈlaɪtsəm/

Rhymes with -aɪtsəm

Where it comes from

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Middle High German līhtsam, modern German leichtsam.

adjective more lightsome · most lightsome

  1. Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
  2. Upbeat; cheery; light graceful. Reality is lightsome, that is, light and graceful.... Moreover, the play, the lightsome character of reality, would be misunderstood if this dimension were to be severed from what really makes a play a play, [...]

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Opposite: darksome

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"lightsome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lightsome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{lightsome_2026,
  title = {lightsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}