"lighthearted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lighthearted.wav Forms: more lighthearted [comparative], most lighthearted [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English lyght hertyd, liȝt-hertid, from light (adjective) + herted, hertid (“having a disposition”, adjective) (equivalent to light + hearted), from the noun herte. See more at light, heart, -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lyght hertyd}} Middle English lyght hertyd, {{affix|enm|light|herted|nocat=1|pos1=adjective}} light (adjective) + herted, {{compound|en|light|hearted}} light + hearted Head templates: {{en-adj}} lighthearted (comparative more lighthearted, superlative most lighthearted)
  1. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (joyful): zorgeloos (Dutch), ilomielinen (Finnish), unbeschwert (German), fröhlich (German), aerach (Irish), spensierato [masculine] (Italian), hilaris (Latin), beztroski (Polish), wesoły (Polish), aighearach (Scottish Gaelic), desenfadado [masculine] (Spanish), despreocupado [masculine] (Spanish), quitado de la pena [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), sorglös (Swedish), bekymmerslös (Swedish), glad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lighthearted-en-adj-VlA~6ONp Disambiguation of Personality: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'joyful': 100 0
  2. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave. Translations (enjoyable lack of seriousness): безгрижен (bezgrižen) (Bulgarian), luchtig (Dutch), facilanima (Esperanto), kevytmielinen (Finnish), hilpeä (Finnish), unbeschwert (German), ελαφρός (elafrós) (Greek), aerach (Irish), lekki (Polish), беззаботный (bezzabotnyj) [masculine] (Russian), aighearach (Scottish Gaelic)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gladsome, joyous, light-hearted Derived forms: lightheartedly [adverb], lightheartedness [noun] Related terms: lightheaded

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "elafrós",
      "sense": "enjoyable lack of seriousness",
      "word": "ελαφρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "enjoyable lack of seriousness",
      "word": "aerach"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "enjoyable lack of seriousness",
      "word": "lekki"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezzabotnyj",
      "sense": "enjoyable lack of seriousness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "беззаботный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "enjoyable lack of seriousness",
      "word": "aighearach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lighthearted"
}

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