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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. synonym: glad.

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  • adjective Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
  • adjective Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.

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Examples

  • 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.

    GINNY BATES: BACK TO HOW IT ALL BEGAN Maggie Jochild 2007

  • He helped the climb pass by engaging in lighthearted conversation, keeping my mental focus away from the heaviness in my legs.

    USATODAY.com - Up the mountain but not yet over the hill 2002

  • Some of those present indulged in lighthearted banter about a few of these cases, asking if anyone really supposed they could lead to war.

    Louis Renault - Nobel Lecture 1907

  • Sticking to the mundane and the lighthearted was his way of being protective with the people he loved.

    A Lesson Before Dying Bret Stephens 2011

  • They were solid working-class guys who could just take it and remain lighthearted.

    James McBride discusses Song Yet Sung 2010

  • He recalled a lighthearted conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in which he noted he was the only member of the court from the West Coast, though there are already three from

    Ventura County Star Stories 2010

  • "I won," he said, in what White House press secretary Robert Gibbs described as a lighthearted moment that prompted laughter in the room.

    Breaking News - The Post Chronicle 2009

  • "I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy - a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • "I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy - a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • "I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy -- a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact.

    CNSNews.com Headlines 2009

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