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View synonyms for light-hearted

light-hearted

adjective

  1. cheerful or carefree in mood or disposition


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlight-ˈheartedly, adverb
  • ˌlight-ˈheartedness, noun

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Example Sentences

Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.

Would we be laughing about it and expect her to address the matter in a light-hearted tweet?

Some of his philanthropic efforts are a little more light-hearted.

I knew right then: Elf is the ultimate light-hearted Christmas movie.

In putting a light-hearted spotlight on inter-ethnic prejudice, videos like these can serve a cathartic function in society.

Tony was gay, light-hearted as usual, belying Mrs. Haughstone's ominous prediction.

How little the light-hearted dragoon guessed what those two had endured together!

The sight of the broad expanse of the park and the smell of the sweet, pure air made him light-hearted again.

Directly he entered her presence he seemed to forget his cynicism, and to become light-hearted and gay.

Strange that he should be thus happy in a receptacle of so much pain and sorrow; yet he was light-hearted as the son of a grandee.

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