lightsome

形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 līt'səm

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant. literary
    — While in their mothers wombe enclosd they were, / Ere they into the lightsom world were brought, / In fleshly lust were mingled both yfere […]
  2. Characterised by lightness of weight, not heavy; nimble, active.
  3. 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, [...]

词形变化

more lightsome comparative most lightsome superlative more lightsome comparative most lightsome superlative

词汇关系

反义词
darksome
衍生词
lightsomely lightsomeness

词源

词源 1
From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives).
词源 2
From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Middle High German līhtsam, modern German leichtsam.
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