Light-hearted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Light-hearted is an adjective meaning Alternative spelling of lighthearted.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of lighthearted.
Example Sentences
Even the lightest-hearted of the nominees bears the shadow of suspense.
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.
Word Forms
- lighter-hearted
- lightest-hearted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lighthearted, easy, relaxing, leisurely, relaxed, lightminded.
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