lighthearted

Thân thiện

She told a lighthearted joke that made everyone smile.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Cheerful and free from worry; carefree: Describes a person, mood, or atmosphere that is happy, cheerful, and without serious concerns. 2. Not intended to be serious; amusing and entertaining: Describes an activity, conversation, or piece of writing that is amusing and not serious or profound.

Usage

• Use lighthearted to describe a person's general personality or their temporary mood when they are cheerful and unworried.
• Use lighthearted to describe an event, activity, or tone that is fun and amusing rather than serious, formal, or sad.

Examples

• Describing a person or mood:
  • She has a naturally lighthearted personality that makes her easy to be around.
  • After finishing their exams, the students were in a lighthearted mood.
• Describing an activity or tone:
  • The comedy show provided some lighthearted entertainment for the evening.
  • We had a lighthearted conversation about our favorite movies.

Advanced Usage

• "lightheartedness" (noun): The quality or state of being cheerful and carefree.
  • The lightheartedness of the celebration was contagious.

Variants and Related Words

• Light-heartedly (adverb): In a cheerful and carefree manner.
  • He laughed light-heartedly at the mistake.

Synonyms

• Carefree: Without worries or responsibilities.
• Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Blithe: Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. (Can have a slightly negative connotation of not taking something seriously enough.)
• Merry: Cheerful and lively.
• Jaunty: Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

Antonyms

• Serious
• Gloomy
• Somber
• Melancholy

Idioms and Phrases

• In a lighthearted vein: In a manner or style that is amusing and not serious.
  • The speaker began his talk in a lighthearted vein before addressing the more serious issues.

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
• lightsome
• light-hearted