Lighthearted

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. See Synonyms at glad1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
  • adj. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Equivalent
    cheerful   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gay    cheerful    merry   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    good-natured    jovial    carefree    joyous    good-humored