lighthearted

[ lahyt-hahr-tid ]
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adjective
  1. carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.

Origin of lighthearted

1
1375–1425; late Middle English ligt-herted;see light2, heart, -ed3

Other words for lighthearted

Opposites for lighthearted

Other words from lighthearted

  • light·heart·ed·ly, adverb
  • light·heart·ed·ness, noun

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How to use lighthearted in a sentence

  • Then she went upstairs quite lightheartedly, and along the corridor to the schoolroom.

    The Squire's Daughter | Archibald Marshall
  • I drew down my veil and set off briskly and lightheartedly for home.

    Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare

British Dictionary definitions for light-hearted

light-hearted

adjective
  1. cheerful or carefree in mood or disposition

Derived forms of light-hearted

  • light-heartedly, adverb
  • light-heartedness, noun

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