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Lighthearted

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.

    "The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills."

  2. 2
    Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave.

    "His lighthearted banjo performance was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations."

Adjective
  1. 1
    carefree and happy and lighthearted wordnet

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.

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