light-hearted

/'lait'hɑ:tid/

Thân thiện

She told a light-hearted joke that made everyone smile.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cheerful and without serious thoughts or worries: Describes a person, mood, or atmosphere that is happy, carefree, and not weighed down by concerns.
   • Amusing and not intended to be serious: Describes something, like a story or comment, that is funny or entertaining in a gentle, pleasant way.

Examples of Usage

• Describing a person or mood:
  • She has a wonderfully light-hearted personality that cheers everyone up.
  • We were in a light-hearted mood after hearing the good news.
• Describing an activity or creation:
  • The film is a light-hearted comedy about family life.
  • He ended his speech with a few light-hearted remarks.

Advanced Usage

• "light-heartedness" (noun): The quality or state of being light-hearted.
  • The light-heartedness of the celebration was contagious.
• Used to contrast with seriousness or gravity.
  • The first half of the book is quite light-hearted, but the tone darkens significantly later.

Variants and Related Words

• Lightheartedly (adverb): In a light-hearted manner.
  • She laughed lightheartedly at the joke.
• Lighthearted (alternative spelling): A common spelling without the hyphen.
  • It was a lighthearted moment in an otherwise tense meeting.

Synonyms

• Carefree: Free from anxiety or responsibility.
• Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Blithe: Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. (Can have a slightly negative connotation, unlike the purely positive "light-hearted".)
• Jovial: Cheerful and friendly.

Antonyms

• Serious: Grave or solemn in mood or manner.
• Gloomy: Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening. (When describing mood: feeling distressed or pessimistic.)
• Somber: Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "In a light-hearted vein": In a cheerful or humorous style or manner.
  • The article was written in a light-hearted vein.
• While "light-hearted" itself is not typically a phrasal verb, it is used in similar structures to describe actions:
  • They made light-hearted conversation over dinner.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. carefree and happy and lighthearted
   • was loved for her blithe spirit
   • a merry blithesome nature
   • her lighthearted nature
   • trilling songs with a lightsome heart

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blithe
• blithesome
• lighthearted
• lightsome