Lighthearted definition

līthärtĭd
Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree.
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Free from care; cheerful; carefree.
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Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.

The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.

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Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.

His lighthearted banjo was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.

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Lighthearted Sentence Examples

  • This has shown me that people can be quite clever in more lighthearted endeavors.

  • She brought into Princess Mary's strenuous, mournful, and gloomy world a quite different atmosphere, careless, lighthearted, and self-satisfied.

  • A marked difference of temperament is noticeable between the Swedes and Norwegians, the Swedes being the more lighthearted and vivacious.

  • I was so happy, so free, so lighthearted!

  • Natasha felt so lighthearted and happy in these novel surroundings that she only feared the trap would come for her too soon.

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