Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. synonym: glad.
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- adjective
Joyful ,glad , taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad. - adjective Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
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Examples
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I told Myra, and we're standing there in lighthearted conversation, leaning against each other like girlfriends, when the cop gets out and walks stiffbacked over to us.
GINNY BATES: BACK TO HOW IT ALL BEGAN Maggie Jochild 2007
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He helped the climb pass by engaging in lighthearted conversation, keeping my mental focus away from the heaviness in my legs.
USATODAY.com - Up the mountain but not yet over the hill 2002
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Some of those present indulged in lighthearted banter about a few of these cases, asking if anyone really supposed they could lead to war.
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Sticking to the mundane and the lighthearted was his way of being protective with the people he loved.
A Lesson Before Dying Bret Stephens 2011
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They were solid working-class guys who could just take it and remain lighthearted.
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He recalled a lighthearted conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in which he noted he was the only member of the court from the West Coast, though there are already three from
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"I won," he said, in what White House press secretary Robert Gibbs described as a lighthearted moment that prompted laughter in the room.
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"I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy - a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.
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"I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy - a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.
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"I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy -- a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.
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