different between terms vs lightful

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?t?fo?ol
• Hyphenation: light?ful

Etymology 1

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).

Adjective

lightful (comparative more lightful, superlative most lightful)

1. (poetic) Full of light; bright.

Derived terms

• lightfulness (noun)

Etymology 2

From light (“not weighed down”, adjective) +? -ful (“full of, having”, adjective).

Adjective

lightful (comparative more lightful, superlative most lightful)

1. Light; cheerful.

Derived terms

• lightfulness (noun)

References

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “lightful”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume III (Hoop–O), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.