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