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lightheartedness

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light⋅heart⋅ed

  [lahyt-hahr-tid]
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–adjective
carefree; cheerful; gay: a lighthearted laugh.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME ligt-herted; see light 2 , heart, -ed 3

Related forms:
light⋅heart⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
light⋅heart⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
cheery, joyful, blithe, happy, glad, merry, jovial, jocund.

Antonyms:
cheerless, melancholy, gloomy.
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light·heart·ed   (līt'här'tĭd)   
adj.  Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. See Synonyms at glad1.
light'heart'ed·ly adv., light'heart'ed·ness n.
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