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
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
Not all efforts to lure light-minded consumers have succeeded.
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
Strict divorce laws have always fettered and burdened nobler natures, while light-minded people have easily found means of escape.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
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