Synonyms for light-hearted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lahyt-hahr-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪtˈhɑr tɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for light-hearted Other synonyms for the word light-hearted
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for light-hearted
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