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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 — 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 …