"lightheartedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lightheartednesses [plural]
enPR: lītʹhär't(ĭ)d-nĕs Etymology: From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|lighthearted|-ness|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming nouns|qq1=any sense}} lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lightheartedness (countable and uncountable, plural lightheartednesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state of being joyous, cheerful): hiwa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-lightheartedness-en-noun-4xhNGlBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'the state of being joyous, cheerful': 99 1
  2. (countable) An amusement or item of a pleasant but inconsequential nature. Tags: countable Synonyms (an amusement): amusement
    Sense id: en-lightheartedness-en-noun-IgeYWb12 Disambiguation of 'an amusement': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: joyousness [property], cheerfulness, carefreedom, carefreeness, playfulness, pleasantry, light-heartedness Related terms: lightheartedly [adverb]

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