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lighthearted

 
Dictionary: light·heart·ed   (līt'här'tĭd) pronunciation
adj.
Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. See synonyms at glad1.

lightheartedly light'heart'ed·ly adv.
lightheartedness light'heart'ed·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Free from care or worry: blithe, carefree, debonair, light2. See careful/careless, happy/unhappy.
  2. Being in or showing good spirits: bright, cheerful, cheery, chipper, happy, sunny. See happy/unhappy.
  3. Given to lighthearted silliness: empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, scatterbrained, silly. Informal gaga. Slang birdbrained, dizzy. See ability/inability.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Carefree and happy.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: carefree and happy and lighthearted
  Synonyms: blithe, blithesome, lightsome


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - munter, sorgløs

Français (French)
adj. - enjoué, humoristique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heiter, fröhlich, unbekümmert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθυμος, χαρούμενος, αμέριμνος, ξέγνοιαστος

Italiano (Italian)
frivolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - despreocupado, alegre

Русский (Russian)
беззаботный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegre, contento, despreocupado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lätt om hjärtat (till sinnes), glad, sorglös, obetänksam, lättsinnig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
轻松的, 无忧无虑的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕鬆的, 無憂無慮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 낙천적인, 마음 편한, 명랑한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 陽気な

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, שמח, פזיז‬


 
 
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