What does lighthearted mean?

Definitions for lighthearted
ˈlaɪtˈhɑr tɪdlight·heart·ed

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lighthearted.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-heartedadjective

    carefree and happy and lighthearted

    "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

Wiktionary

  1. lightheartedadjective

    Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.

    The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.

  2. lightheartedadjective

    Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lightheartedadjective

    Gay; merry; airy; cheerful.

    Etymology: light and heart.

Wikipedia

  1. Lighthearted

    "Lighthearted" is a song by New Zealand musician, Jenny Morris. It was released in October 1987 the fourth and final single from her debut studio album, Body and Soul (1987).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lighthearted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lighthearted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of lighthearted in a Sentence

  1. Michael Brunson:

    When we sing in stuffy offices and stuffy places, people eat it up because the world's gotten so corporate and PC, when you've got four guys in tuxedos walking around singing barbershop, it's such a deviation from the doldrums of proper business. There is a lighthearted irreverence to barbershop. We look at the way the world works and say, 'Everything's become so not fun, so let's make it fun again.'.

  2. Reggie Jackson:

    There was almost a dark cloud over us. We tried to keep it lighthearted, as long as Coach kept having confidence in us.

  3. Kenya Friend-Daniel:

    While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect -- one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we strive to create every day, packaging for a number of the products has already been changed, but there's a small number of products in which the packaging is still going through the process.

  4. Anne Hathaway.But Hathaway:

    It spoke to me. It made me feel. It was about a subject that I take very seriously, but in such a wonderfully joyful and lighthearted way.

  5. Landscaper Pat McCusker:

    I ran home and grabbed some paint, i had time to think and I wanted to respond with my own message. Little bit more lighthearted.

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