lightsome
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪt.səm/
- Archaic
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ligero
- The ballerina moved across the stage with a lightsome grace that captivated the audience.
Examples
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He danced with a lightsome grace that captivated the audience.
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She skipped down the path in a lightsome manner, her mood as buoyant as her step.
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His lightsome movements made the difficult choreography look effortless.
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The dancer moved in a lightsome manner.
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The ballerina moved across the stage with a lightsome grace that captivated the audience.
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His lightsome movements made the difficult choreography look effortless.
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She skipped down the path in a lightsome manner, her mood as buoyant as her step.
Synonyms
8
1.4
Moving quickly and easily with grace
4
4.8
Can move quickly and lightly like a dancer
1
9.0
Having a slim, flexible body and moving easily and smoothly
1
8.8
A person or animal that moves easily with a thin, flexible body
Moving or sounding in a light, quick, and graceful way
Antonyms
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightsome combines the familiar word light and the ending -some, which means 'full of' or 'tending to'. So a 'lightsome' movement is like being 'full of light'—easy, quick, and graceful on the feet.