Synonyms of lightsome

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adjective (1)

as in illumined

filled with much light

a lovely and lightsome room with huge windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illumined
• lighted
• illuminated
• light
• lit
• bright
• brightened
• alight
• shiny
• sunny
• spotlit
• ablaze
• sunlit
• sunshiny
• floodlit
• highlighted
• kindled
• moonlit
• ignited
• spotlighted
• floodlighted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dusky
• dark
• dusk
• darkened
• darkling
• sombre
• blackened
• gloomy
• lightless
• pitch-dark
• darkish
• unlit
• somber
• dimmed
• pitch-black
• shadowy
• cloudy
• gray
• pale
• tenebrous
• grey
• leaden
• murky
• obscured
• sunless
• shadowlike
• lightproof

lightsome

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adjective (2)

1

as in cheerful

having or showing a good mood or disposition

lighthearted lovers skipping along the beach with a lightsome gait

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerful
• bright
• optimistic
• sunny
• buoyant
• blithe
• cheery
• lively
• blithesome
• merry
• upbeat
• gladsome
• smiling
• chipper
• careless
• joyful
• gay
• happy
• winsome
• canty
• grinning
• jolly
• delighted
• animated
• rosy
• eupeptic
• sprightly
• satisfied
• carefree
• laughing
• hopeful
• sanguine
• mirthful
• vivacious
• pleased
• lilting
• perky
• joyous
• jovial
• jaunty
• blissful
• lighthearted
• easygoing
• jocund
• insouciant
• cavalier
• unconcerned
• chirpy
• gleeful
• glad
• boon
• gratified
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care
• tickled
• beaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gloomy
• sullen
• morose
• glum
• dour
• saturnine
• sulky
• sad
• unhappy
• joyless
• dull
• unsatisfied
• torpid
• sluggish
• listless
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• lethargic
• blue
• downcast
• low
• disconsolate
• forlorn
• depressed
• mirthless
• down
• dejected
• despondent
• droopy
• hangdog
• crestfallen
• inconsolable
• disheartened
• brokenhearted
• low-spirited
• downhearted
• heavyhearted

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as in nonchalant

having or showing freedom from worries or troubles

set off on his grand tour of Europe with a lightsome heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonchalant
• carefree
• lighthearted
• blithe
• insouciant
• relaxed
• cavalier
• unconcerned
• casual
• gay
• debonair
• slaphappy
• happy-go-lucky
• breezy
• informal
• devil-may-care
• blasé
• blase
• easygoing
• low-pressure
• unfussy
• laid-back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sombre
• serious
• earnest
• somber
• careful
• grave
• careworn
• cautious
• wary
• anxious
• sorrowful
• serious-minded
• heedful
• concerned
• upset
• worried
• overburdened
• long-suffering

3

as in graceful

moving easily

still lightsome despite her advancing years, the cat continued to ignore orders not to leap onto the kitchen table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graceful
• lissom
• agile
• lithesome
• lissome
• gracile
• spry
• lithe
• light
• nimble
• light-foot
• balletic
• feline
• light-footed
• featly
• supple
• pliant
• limber
• flexible
• acrobatic
• pliable
• dextrous
• athletic
• dexterous
• adroit
• loose-jointed
• deft
• coordinated
• light-fingered
• sure-footed
• fleet-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ungainly
• awkward
• ungraceful
• lumbering
• clumsy
• gawky
• graceless
• rigid
• stiff
• uncoordinated
• inflexible
• klutzy
• inept
• maladroit
• bungling