light-minded
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of light-minded
First recorded in 1605–15
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The director Shawn Levy is an old hand at light-minded capers — he directed the “Night at the Museum” franchise — and he handles the obligatory fights and battles reasonably well.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
In contrast, Frank has no life at all: an underfurnished tract house with the mail piling up at the front door, no visible friends or light-minded interests.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is no logic included in The Greenwich Village Follies; it should be popular on warm nights, among light-minded playgoers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all efforts to lure light-minded consumers have succeeded.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most moralists, it seems, think grave harm is done, since the loss of good name with one prudent man is generally more distasteful than its loss with many light-minded persons.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
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