lightheartedness
The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a careThe state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
» Lightheartedness about important suggestions can lead to serious oversights.
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2 senses(uncountable)The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
(countable)An amusement or item of a pleasant but inconsequential nature.
- the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
Examples
1 sentencesLightheartedness about important suggestions can lead to serious oversights.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
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Forms
plural: lightheartednessesSynonyms
9 synonyms- the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you:carefreenessinsouciancelightsomeness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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