light-minded
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of light-minded
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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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
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
Others who have read The Romantic Comedians, but not Vein of Iron, consider her a light-minded iconoclast from whose irony nothing is safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Publisher Alfred Knopf personally wrote the blurb for this light-minded satire—an honor he usually reserves for more serious, "worthy" works.
From Time Magazine Archive
You are all such light-minded creatures; while I, Caterpillar, am a serious person.
From Verotchka's Tales by Siberiak, Mamin
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