Antonyms for light-hearted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lahyt-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪtˈhɑr tɪd

Definition of light-hearted

Origin : also lighthearted, "cheerful," c.1400, from light (adj.1) + hearted. Related: Light-heartedly; light-heartedness.

As in airy : adj buoyant, light, or lively in nature

Example sentences :

The gayety of a light-hearted maiden is often unmixed with boldness, or crime.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

The consequence of all this was a piece of light-hearted desperation.
Extract from : « Passages from a Relinquished Work (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What was it made him feel so young and strong and light-hearted?
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

For all his light-hearted speaking, it was long before he slept himself.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

So Roland went back to his inn with a promise 114 that made him light-hearted.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

He was perfectly self-possessed, but he was not light-hearted.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

But was she ever as light-hearted and careless as that singing boy?
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Ambitious, light-hearted, he went to Africa to carve out a name in the army.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

It's very hard to make a light-hearted, joyous people thrifty.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

In her usual, light-hearted, frivolous way she blew a kiss to Andor.
Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Synonyms for light-hearted

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