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
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
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
In the late great Good Old Days publishers would think twice, thrice, about putting out solid wares in the light-minded summer season, would generally offer fripperies and froufrou.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am not wicked, not light-minded; I have only sought for myself the freedom which is as necessary to my life as air to breathing.
From A Sister's Love A Novel by Heimburg, W.
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