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Definition of Lighthearted
1. Adjective. Carefree and happy and lighthearted. "Trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
Similar to: Cheerful
Derivative terms: Blitheness, Lightheartedness, Lightsomeness
Definition of Lighthearted
1. a. Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
Definition of Lighthearted
1. Adjective. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad. ¹
2. Adjective. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lighthearted
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lighthearted
Literary usage of Lighthearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of English Synonyms Alphabetically Classified: A Selection of by Thomas Fenby (1905)
"cheerfulness, mirth, merriment, amusement, spright- liness, vivacity, festivity,
hilarity, conviviality, lighthearted- ness, liveliness, gladness, ..."
2. Notes of Thought by Charles Buxton, John Llewelyn Davies (1883)
"one's every-day existence, how faint the sorrow! how soon are we again lighthearted;
how soon is all as it used to be, except now and then an almost sweet ..."
3. Hymns by Frederick William Faber (1871)
"We with all this world of mirth, Lighthearted and joy-laden, Greet the morning
of thy birth, Little Maiden! 6. ..."
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