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Lighthearted

Definitions: Lighthearted

Lighthearted

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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lighthearted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references)


Synonyms: Lighthearted

Synonyms: blithe (adj), blithesome (adj), lightsome (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Lighthearted

English words defined with "lighthearted": blithe, blithesomelightsome, lightsomeness. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Lighthearted

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Lighthearted View of Wisdom in the Bible: How to Read the Inspired Books (reference)

  • Entertaining Thoughts: A Lighthearted Collection of Recipes, Menus, and Entertaining Tips (reference)

  • Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage (reference)

  • Just Us Girls: A Lighthearted Look at the Friendships We Share (reference)

  • Lighthearted Gourmet (Menus and Music) (reference)

    (more book examples)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Lighthearted

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Lighthearted kids in Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Klamath County, Oregon. See general caption 62.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Lighthearted

"Lighthearted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 85.37% of the time. "Lighthearted" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)85.37%3558,339
Lexical Verb (past participle)7.32%3202,518
Lexical Verb (past tense)7.32%3202,518
                    Total100.00%41N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lighthearted

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  entertainment lighthearted

5

  lighthearted quiz

3

  lighthearted

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lighthearted

Language Translations for "lighthearted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

轻松愉快 (Light-hearted). (various references)

   

French

  

jovial (liltingly). (various references)

   

German

  

fröhlich (blithe, blithesome, bright, brightly, cheerful, cheerfully, cheerily, festive, gay, gladly, gladsome, gleeful, happily, happy, jauntily, jaunty, jocund, jolly, jovial, jovially, joyous, liltingly, merrily, merry, mirthful, mirthfully, upbeat). (various references)

   

Italian

  

festevole (cheerful, joyful, liltingly, merry). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

浮き浮き (buoyant, cheerful, cheery), 気軽い (buoyant, cheerful), 気軽 (buoyant, cheerful), 快闊 (cheerfulness, liveliness), 快活 (cheerfulness, liveliness). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きがるい (buoyant, cheerful), きがる (buoyant, cheerful), うきうき (buoyant, cheerful, cheery), かいかつ (cheerfulness, liveliness, open, openminded). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ightheartedlay

   

Russian 

  

беззаботный (carefree, careless, devil may care, happy go lucky, light hearted, light-hearted, nonchalant, reckless, slap-happy, unconcern, unconcerned). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

guanach (light). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

laka srca, veseo (blithe, blithesome, canty, cheerful, exuberant, festive, frolic, gay, happy, jocose, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, lightsome, lively, merry, mirthful, perky, rejoicing, rollicking), vedar (cheerful, clear, cloudless, fair, gamesome, light, merry, serene, unclouded), raspoložen (cheerful, exhilarated, gamesome, good humoured, good-humored, rhapsodic). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เบิกบานใจ. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Lighthearted

Derivations

Words beginning with "lighthearted": lightheartedly, lightheartedness, lightheartednesses. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lighthearted"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "lighthearted" (pronounced lī"thÄ'rtud)
7-t h Ä' r t u dfainthearted.
6-h Ä' r t u dhalfhearted, wholehearted.
4-r t u daborted, assorted, carted, charted, contorted, courted, darted, departed, deported, distorted, escorted, exhorted, exported, extorted, hearted, imparted, imported, misreported, parted, ported, purported, reported, resorted, restarted, retorted, shorted, snorted, sorted, sported, started, supported, thwarted, transported, uncharted, underreported, unreported, unsupported.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, depicted, depleted, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, expropriated, exterminated, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, respected, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, solicited, sophisticated, speculated, spirited, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Lighthearted

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-g-h-h-i-l-r-t-t"

-2 letters: earthlight.

-3 letters: delighter, glittered, headlight, healthier, lightered, relighted.

-4 letters: aglitter, aigrette, alighted, detailer, detrital, elaterid, gathered, gilthead, haltered, heathier, heritage, iterated, laterite, lathered, literate, litharge, littered, retailed, retitled, targeted, thirlage, threated.

-5 letters: airthed, alerted, alright, altered, ariette, atelier, athlete, attired, delight, diether, dilater, earthed, egalite, gelated, girthed, gladier, glaired, glitter, gritted, hagride, haltere, headier.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-g-h-h-i-l-r-t-t"
 

+2 letters: lightheartedly.

 

+4 letters: lightheartedness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Lighthearted


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 69 67 68 74 68 65 61 72 74 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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