English Explanatory Dictionary

lightful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of light; bright.
adj
  1. Light; cheerful.

Pronunciation

lītʹfo͝ol

Word forms

lightful more lightful most lightful

Etymology

From Middle English lightful, lihtful (“luminous, providing enlightenment”), from light, liht (noun) + -ful (“full of (a feeling)”, suffix forming adjectives). See more at light (noun).

Derived words

lightfulness
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