Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being light-hearted or free from care or grief; cheerfulness; playfulness.
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Examples
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We'll see whether that light-heartedness extends to how this grown-up Dick Grayson feels about working with Bruce Wayne again.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Evidence perhaps, that even with the most advanced and sustainably-minded undertakings, a bit of whimsy and light-heartedness is good for the soul and home.
Via Torino Renovated Green Loft in Fashionable Milan | Inhabitat 2009
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We'll see whether that light-heartedness extends to how this grown-up Dick Grayson feels about working with Bruce Wayne again.
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If flippancy and light-heartedness characterize much of Oscar Wilde's writing, a more sober, even somber, outlook shadows his prison writings.
Five Best: Still Free to Think: Prison Writing Martin E. Marty 2011
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The light-heartedness came, in many ways, from a young Kirk I found plausible (nice catch Anne Laurie, and I like Scottish folk music too), and from it ** not** being "Enterprise."
Star Trek Geekitude: J.J. Abrams Get Out of the Official Canon Free Card 2009
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I was the only one present that could observe the subtle dance with even a tinge of humor, of light-heartedness, and still I could begin to somewhat understand Brandon's long-time obsession with not standing in line.
Twin J. E. Cammon 2011
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In the course of their journey they slay digital wolves and encounter popeyed, suppurating corpses that help the filmmakers avoid any accusation of light-heartedness.
'Witch': Toil And Trouble Joe Morgenstern 2011
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In October, I went to stay with Mum in Norfolk, and we had a few weeks of light-heartedness, although I had a book to finish.
Maggie Gee: When my parents died Maggie Gee 2010
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DJ Kahlil kills on the duo's "Kinda ..." as well as "There Was A Murder," and the duo of brothers Malice and Pusha T really push the envelope with musical ideas and samples, with a fine balance occurring between anger and "humor" (no, let's call it clever light-heartedness).
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DJ Kahlil kills on the duo's "Kinda ..." as well as "There Was A Murder," and the duo of brothers Malice and Pusha T really push the envelope with musical ideas and samples, with a fine balance occurring between anger and "humor" (no, let's call it clever light-heartedness).
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