- lighthearted
- adjective Date: 15th century 1. free from care, anxiety, or seriousness ; happy-go-lucky 2. cheerfully optimistic and hopeful ; easygoing • lightheartedly adverb • lightheartedness noun
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lighthearted — cheerful, happy, *glad, joyful, joyous Analogous words: buoyant, resilient, volatile, effervescent, expansive (see ELASTIC): blithe, jocund, *merry, jolly: high spirited, *spirited: gay, sprightly, vivacious, *lively Antonyms: despondent… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lighthearted — [adj] carefree, untroubled blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, effervescent, expansive, feelgood*, frolicsome, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, happy go lucky*, highspirited, insouciant, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laid back,… … New thesaurus
lighthearted — [līt′härt΄id] adj. free from care; cheerful lightheartedly adv. lightheartedness n … English World dictionary
lighthearted — adjective a) Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad. The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills. b) Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave. His lighthearted banjo was appreciated because it relieved the tension … Wiktionary
lighthearted — light|heart|ed [ ,laıt hartəd ] adjective 1. ) happy and not worried about anything: a lighthearted attitude toward life 2. ) funny and not intended to be serious: a lighthearted look at the life of Shakespeare ╾ light|heart|ed|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lighthearted — adjective carefree and happy and lighthearted (Freq. 1) was loved for her blithe spirit a merry blithesome nature her lighthearted nature trilling songs with a lightsome heart • Syn: ↑blithe, ↑blithesome, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lighthearted — lightheartedly, adv. lightheartedness, n. /luyt hahr tid/, adj. carefree; cheerful; gay: a lighthearted laugh. [1375 1425; late ME ligt herted; see LIGHT2, HEART, ED3] Syn. cheery, joyful, blithe, happy, glad, merry, jovial, jocund. Ant.… … Universalium
lighthearted — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gay, joyous, cheerful; see happy 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. carefree, cheerful, happy, buoyant, sunny, jovial, playful, upbeat, blithe, glad, untroubled, joyous. ANT.: downhearted, heavyhearted, grave,… … English dictionary for students
lighthearted — humorous, joking His lighthearted approach to life is popular with students … English idioms
lighthearted — adjective a lighthearted musical Syn: carefree, cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, glad, playful, jolly, jovial, joyful, gleeful, ebullient, high spirited, lively, blithe, bright, sunny, buoyant, vivacious … Thesaurus of popular words
lighthearted — /ˈlaɪthatəd/ (say luythahtuhd) adjective carefree; cheerful: a lighthearted laugh. –lightheartedly, adverb –lightheartedness, noun …
