lighthearted

«lighthearted» in Mova's school dictionary: Cheerful and free from worry — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (lighthearted / light-hearted; more lighthearted, most lighthearted)

meaning for a pupil

1) Cheerful and free from worry. tree →

2) Not serious; meant to be fun: «a lighthearted film». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories for happy moods and in everyday talk for jokes, shows and articles that are not serious. At school, a lighthearted quiz is just for fun. The Wind in the Willows begins with the Mole running off lighthearted on a spring day.

examples

• The Mole felt lighthearted as he ran across the meadow. tree →
• We watched a lighthearted comedy. tree →
• It was just a lighthearted joke. tree →
• The end of term felt lighthearted and happy. tree →
• Her lighthearted laugh filled the room. tree →
• The newspaper had a lighthearted story about a dog on a skateboard. tree →
• ‘How lighthearted I feel,’ said the father, ‘so pleased and cheerful.’ tree →

note

Spelling: light-hearted (UK, often hyphenated) or lighthearted (US). Adverb: lightheartedly. Opposite: heavy-hearted, serious.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lighthearted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.