light-heartedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌhɑrdəd/,

/ˌlaɪtˈhɑrdəd/

Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and hearted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, hearted adj.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + hearted adj.

a. Of a person: free of care or sorrow; cheerful; carefree, easy-going.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted

lightOE

recklessc1400

lightsomea1425

light-hearted1440

free-hearted1549

unsolicitous1668

jaunty1672

carefree1795

light-heart1802

sans-souciant1826

buoyant-minded1833

cheero1915

viscerotonic1937

funsy1958

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 304 Lyght hertyd, letifer.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2814 I sall leue & be lechid, for-þi be liȝt-herted.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 304 I was now light-hearted, and all my Trouble and Perplexity..being over, I had no anxious Thoughts about me.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 12 He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful.

1865 A. Smith Summer in Skye I. 194 The light-hearted Irishman delights to ‘chaff’ and to be ‘chaffed’.

1908 W. S. Blunt Diary 5 Aug. (1920) II. 217 Joy-riders..light-hearted Londoner folk concerned with nothing but their own pleasure.

2005 Voice 4 July 39/4 (advt.) Enchanting & buxom buxy wench sought by warm, light-hearted, deep-thinking, tall, slim, n/s professional BM, 34, who loves curves.

b. Characterized by cheerfulness or easiness; amusing, entertaining.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted > proceeding from a light heart

light-hearted1800

1800 E. Hamilton Mem. Mod. Philosophers I. xvi. 188 She entered into the amusements of her friends, joined in the light-hearted laugh, retorted the inoffensive raillery, and was one of the most busy in preparing for the rural feast.

1841 G. P. R. James Corse de Leon I. i. 16 The light-hearted song in the porch.

1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert ix. 203 Her attitude toward the game is too light-hearted.

2007 Daily Tel. 9 July 17/5 A light-hearted speech in which he talked about his own problems with drink.

†2. Of a woman: fickle; frivolous, lacking seriousness or thought. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1765 Hist. Miss Indiana Danby I. ii. 8 You light-headed, or, if you please, light-hearted ladies, can have no idea of the real satisfaction that religion and solitude give people of a graver turn.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 215 Light-hearted maid, unaw'd, unmov'd, While heav'n but spar'd the sire she lov'd.

1924 Daily Mail 6 Oct. 8/5 The frivolous, light-hearted maiden whose coquettish instinct prompted her to tease and tantalise her luckless swains placed a patch near the lip.

3. Characterized by a lack of thought or appropriate seriousness; unthinking, flippant.

ΚΠ

1832 N. Amer. Rev. July 177 Byron's poetry is much more to be dreaded, for the morbid appetite for stimulants which it has a tendency to nourish, especially in young minds, as well as for the light-hearted raillery with which it touches the most serious topics, and the seductive coloring which it too often throws over the grossest pleasures of the senses.

1891 T. K. Cheyne Origin & Relig. Contents Psalter vi. 290 Pronounce it..with the light-hearted freedom of antiquity.

1919 H. F. P. Battersby Edge of Doom xxx. 259 The merry young gunner made some light-hearted remark on their morale, and was startled and almost shocked by the curse that came from Chaytor on the ways of war.

2014 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 8 Oct. 15 Having an abortion is not a light-hearted decision.

Derivatives

light-ˈheartedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > light-heartedly

lightlyc1225

carelessly1561

lightsomely1561

light-heartedly?1574

rakishly1700

jauntily1828

jauntingly1839

breezily1935

?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Dicta xiv. f. 29 If hee [sc. God] now passe-on-fourth so light-heartedlie therwith, and setteth not thesame in the Pacience, So shall then verelie thesame Ioye, Freedom, and Appeasement, faile or perrish againe by him.

1897 F. N. Maude Voluntary v. Compulsory Service 131 Those who..would now light-heartedly plunge us into war with the whole of Europe.

2003 Black Men Oct. 30 It's a common misconception that women don't appreciate a good striptease. Done sincerely and lightheartedly, stripping can be both fun and erotic, even if you don't have washboard abs.

light-ˈheartedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > light-heartedness

lightnessa1350

light-heartedness1603

jauntiness1712

gaieté de cœur1728

sans souci1781

boyhood1829

sans-souci-ism1837

breeziness1885

gaydom1922

carefreeness1924

viscerotonia1980

happy-go-luckiness2008

1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. v. x. 454 The deceiptfull loosenesse and light-heartednesse in our affaires, which shaketh off all reuerence and feare in our actions.

1826 S. Longfellow Let. 26 Oct. (1966) I. ii. 197 The joy and light-heartedness which a foot traveller feels.

1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 207/1 He considers light-heartedness, and a turn for making the best of things, as a proof of intellectual strength.

2004 T. Guest My Life in Orange (2005) vi. 79 Every morning you could see the workers in the construction department..take their combination of light-heartedness and professionalism into the marketplace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light-hearted
释义	light-heartedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌhɑrdəd/, /ˌlaɪtˈhɑrdəd/ Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and hearted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, hearted adj. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + hearted adj. 1. a. Of a person: free of care or sorrow; cheerful; carefree, easy-going. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted lightOE recklessc1400 lightsomea1425 light-hearted1440 free-hearted1549 unsolicitous1668 jaunty1672 carefree1795 light-heart1802 sans-souciant1826 buoyant-minded1833 cheero1915 viscerotonic1937 funsy1958 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 304 Lyght hertyd, letifer. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2814 I sall leue & be lechid, for-þi be liȝt-herted. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 304 I was now light-hearted, and all my Trouble and Perplexity..being over, I had no anxious Thoughts about me. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 12 He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful. 1865 A. Smith Summer in Skye I. 194 The light-hearted Irishman delights to ‘chaff’ and to be ‘chaffed’. 1908 W. S. Blunt Diary 5 Aug. (1920) II. 217 Joy-riders..light-hearted Londoner folk concerned with nothing but their own pleasure. 2005 Voice 4 July 39/4 (advt.) Enchanting & buxom buxy wench sought by warm, light-hearted, deep-thinking, tall, slim, n/s professional BM, 34, who loves curves. b. Characterized by cheerfulness or easiness; amusing, entertaining. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted > proceeding from a light heart light-hearted1800 1800 E. Hamilton Mem. Mod. Philosophers I. xvi. 188 She entered into the amusements of her friends, joined in the light-hearted laugh, retorted the inoffensive raillery, and was one of the most busy in preparing for the rural feast. 1841 G. P. R. James Corse de Leon I. i. 16 The light-hearted song in the porch. 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert ix. 203 Her attitude toward the game is too light-hearted. 2007 Daily Tel. 9 July 17/5 A light-hearted speech in which he talked about his own problems with drink. †2. Of a woman: fickle; frivolous, lacking seriousness or thought. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1765 Hist. Miss Indiana Danby I. ii. 8 You light-headed, or, if you please, light-hearted ladies, can have no idea of the real satisfaction that religion and solitude give people of a graver turn. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 215 Light-hearted maid, unaw'd, unmov'd, While heav'n but spar'd the sire she lov'd. 1924 Daily Mail 6 Oct. 8/5 The frivolous, light-hearted maiden whose coquettish instinct prompted her to tease and tantalise her luckless swains placed a patch near the lip. 3. Characterized by a lack of thought or appropriate seriousness; unthinking, flippant. ΚΠ 1832 N. Amer. Rev. July 177 Byron's poetry is much more to be dreaded, for the morbid appetite for stimulants which it has a tendency to nourish, especially in young minds, as well as for the light-hearted raillery with which it touches the most serious topics, and the seductive coloring which it too often throws over the grossest pleasures of the senses. 1891 T. K. Cheyne Origin & Relig. Contents Psalter vi. 290 Pronounce it..with the light-hearted freedom of antiquity. 1919 H. F. P. Battersby Edge of Doom xxx. 259 The merry young gunner made some light-hearted remark on their morale, and was startled and almost shocked by the curse that came from Chaytor on the ways of war. 2014 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 8 Oct. 15 Having an abortion is not a light-hearted decision. Derivatives light-ˈheartedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > light-heartedly lightlyc1225 carelessly1561 lightsomely1561 light-heartedly?1574 rakishly1700 jauntily1828 jauntingly1839 breezily1935 ?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Dicta xiv. f. 29 If hee [sc. God] now passe-on-fourth so light-heartedlie therwith, and setteth not thesame in the Pacience, So shall then verelie thesame Ioye, Freedom, and Appeasement, faile or perrish againe by him. 1897 F. N. Maude Voluntary v. Compulsory Service 131 Those who..would now light-heartedly plunge us into war with the whole of Europe. 2003 Black Men Oct. 30 It's a common misconception that women don't appreciate a good striptease. Done sincerely and lightheartedly, stripping can be both fun and erotic, even if you don't have washboard abs. light-ˈheartedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > light-heartedness lightnessa1350 light-heartedness1603 jauntiness1712 gaieté de cœur1728 sans souci1781 boyhood1829 sans-souci-ism1837 breeziness1885 gaydom1922 carefreeness1924 viscerotonia1980 happy-go-luckiness2008 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. v. x. 454 The deceiptfull loosenesse and light-heartednesse in our affaires, which shaketh off all reuerence and feare in our actions. 1826 S. Longfellow Let. 26 Oct. (1966) I. ii. 197 The joy and light-heartedness which a foot traveller feels. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 207/1 He considers light-heartedness, and a turn for making the best of things, as a proof of intellectual strength. 2004 T. Guest My Life in Orange (2005) vi. 79 Every morning you could see the workers in the construction department..take their combination of light-heartedness and professionalism into the marketplace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1440
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