light-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- light-mindedness noun
- lightmindedly adverb
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
Almost any contemporary fiction, no matter how inconsequential and light-minded, has a fighting chance of taking on weight and portent, perhaps even significance, if shoved 23 months into the future.
From Time Magazine Archive
There really is more here than meets the eye of this light-minded romantic, with his strongly developed taste for period d�cor and graceful camerawork.
From Time Magazine Archive
Card playing gives people a light-minded attitude toward money.
From Time Magazine Archive
This typical gadabout, light-minded, cynical little old woman with the girlish ways, was after all a big-hearted toiler in the vineyard.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
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