LIGHTSOME

lightsome. Lightsome, a. giving light, brisk, airy, cheering

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Light″some (līt″sŭm), a. 1. 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. 2. 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.