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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Lightsome

/(līt"sŭm)/ · Light·some · IPA /ˈlaɪtsəm/
01 a. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
  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.
    “Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress.” Hawthorne.