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light-hearted

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light-hearted
adj
cheerful or carefree in mood or disposition
light-heartedly  adv
light-heartedness  n
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Adj.1.light-hearted - carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, blithe
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
light-hearted
adjective carefree, happy, bright, glad, sunny, cheerful, jolly, merry, upbeat (informal), playful, joyous, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), jovial, untroubled, gleeful, happy-go-lucky, gay, effervescent, blithe, insouciant, frolicsome, ludic (literary), jocund, blithesome (literary) They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.
low, sad, depressed, gloomy, melancholy, dejected, despondent, morose, heavy-hearted, cheerless
Translations
light-hearted [ˈlaɪtˈhɑːtɪd] ADJ → desenfadado, alegre; [remark] → poco serio, dicho en tono festivo
light-hearted [ˈlaɪtˈhɑːtɪd] adj (person, laugh) → spensierato/a, gaio/a; (discussion) → non impegnato/a
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It must seem monstrously cruel of me, but I was now quite light-hearted again.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer, when the light-hearted and loose-tongued had already their foot on the threshold; they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company, practising for solitude, sobering their minds in the man's rich silence after the expense and strain of gaiety.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
As Spring, Mother of many-coloured birth, doth rear The young light-hearted world, so Autumn drains The nectar of the world's maturity.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
 
 
 
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