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[ lahyt-hahr-tid ] / ˈlaɪtˈhɑr tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lighthearted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecarefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh. Origin of lighthearted1375–1425; late Middle English ligt-herted;see light2, heart, -ed3 SYNONYMS FOR lightheartedcheery, joyful, blithe, happy, glad, merry, jovial, jocund. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lighthearted ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR lightheartedcheerless, melancholy, gloomy. SEE ANTONYMS FOR lighthearted ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM lightheartedlight·heart·ed·ly, adverblight·heart·ed·ness, nounWords nearby lightheartedlight-footed, light guide, light-handed, lightheaded, light heart, lighthearted, light heavyweight, light horse, light-horseman, lighthouse, lighthouse clock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lightheartedBut not all the communications from friends and associates were as lighthearted. Rebels Rise Again Over Flag Banning|Robert Khayat|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is, in a way, a lighthearted routine with a dark subtext: many of those gathered are accustomed to failure at auditions. The Most Depressing Show on Earth: Amongst the Clowns of Newark|Lizzie Crocker|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even from the whimsical and lighthearted conversation in Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? What Is Michel Gondry Doing With Noam Chomsky?|Jimmy So|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST This portrait of a beautiful, lighthearted child was key to representing the idyllic Ralph Lauren lifestyle. Ralph Lauren Child Model, From Roadside to Runway|Claire Stern|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He says that Donatella Versace—who shares a buoyant, lighthearted relationship with the designer—challenged him. Donatella Versace Debuts a Reenvisioned Versus With J.W. Anderson|Misty White Sidell|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST She always ended by feeling very young, and, somehow, gloriously carefree and lighthearted. Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber "I'm not strong at my spelling, I know," he said, with his lighthearted laugh. She felt so lighthearted she wanted to do something for everyone, to make all feel as happy as she did herself. Anxious Audrey|Mabel Quiller-Couch The lighthearted Chansons de Nonnes, whose theme is the nun unwillingly professed, had a real basis in fact. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power Certainly fish were not too plentiful, but the aboriginal crew worked well, and were lighthearted almost to a fault. Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield
British Dictionary definitions for lighthearted
adjectivecheerful or carefree in mood or disposition Derived forms of light-heartedlight-heartedly, adverblight-heartedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lightheartedjoyous, buoyant, jolly, playful, jovial, lively, laid-back, upbeat, blithe, bright, cheerful, effervescent, expansive, frolicsome, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, happy-go-lucky, high-spirited |