Lightness and cheerfulness

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Rachel Adams

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Should I change "feel lightness and cheerfulness" into "Summer gives us a sense of lightness and cheerfulness"?


"I read that in summer people are in a good mood more often than in winter. In sunny days we feel lightness and cheerfulness."
 

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'Lightness' doesn't mean much to me in this context.
 

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Should I change "On sunny days, we feel lightness and cheerfulness" into "Summer gives us a sense of lightness and cheerfulness"?

"I read that in summer people are in a good mood more often than in winter. On sunny days, we feel lightness and cheerfulness."

I wouldn't use "lightness" or any form of "light" there. How about "On sunny days, we generally feel more cheerful"?
 
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