Light-heartedness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of lightheartedness. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"As in Goethe's description of the lighthearted kind of resignation in Poetry and Truth, the end result of light-heartedness is the "blasphemous" implied conclusion that "all is vanity.""
Example
More examples"There is, besides, something in the appearance and bearing of a midwife upon those occasions which diffuses a spirit of buoyancy and light-heartedness not only through the immediate family, but also through all who may happen to participate in the ceremony, or partake of the good cheer."
Etymology
From light-hearted + -ness.
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