Etymology

lightsome

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Today it means: Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant. Full definition →

Middle English lightsum
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lightsome · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromlightsum
  2. English todaylightsome

From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives).

lightsome · adjective2

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Middle High German līhtsam, modern German leichtsam.

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