What does light-hearted mean?
Light-hearted means Alternative spelling of lighthearted..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative spelling of lighthearted..
Musicals are lighter-hearted than operas – West Side Story, for example, has a very sad ending, but it also has America and Gee, Officer Krupke.
And I didn’t think I would ever write things like infanticide, which you see in Morrison’s novels. I thought I was writing away from that to something lighter-hearted, but I kept getting pulled back.
Even the lightest-hearted of the nominees bears the shadow of suspense.
Use light-hearted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Light-hearted means Alternative spelling of lighthearted..
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Musicals are lighter-hearted than operas – West Side Story, for example, has a very sad ending, but it also has America and Gee, Officer Krupke.
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