lighthearted
English
adj
Definitions
- Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.
- Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lyght hertyd, light + Middle English herted compound from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English hearted.
Origin
English
hearted
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- black-hearted English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- brokenhearted English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- cowhearted English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- dead-hearted English
- deadhearted English
- deadlight English
- doublehearted English
- down-hearted English
- downhearted English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- faint-hearted English
- fainthearted English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- fool-hearted English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- free-hearted English
- freehearted English
- full-hearted English
- gaslight English
- gentle-hearted English
- gentlehearted English
- gladhearted English
- glowlight English
- goodhearted English
- great-hearted English
- greathearted English
- guidelight English
- hardhearted English
- headlight English
- heart English
- hearted English
- heartedly English
- heartedness English
- heavyhearted English
- high-hearted English
- highhearted English
- hollowhearted English
- houselight English
- humble-hearted English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- kindhearted English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-handed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- light-witted English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfoot English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lightheartedly English
- lightheartedness English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- lionhearted English
- lonely-hearted English
- lonelyhearted English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- low-hearted English
- lowhearted English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- open-hearted English
- openhearted English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- proud-hearted English
- proudhearted English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- shallow-hearted English
- shallowhearted English
- sidelight English
- simple-hearted English
- simplehearted English
- single-hearted English
- singlehearted English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- softhearted English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stonehearted English
- stonyhearted English
- stoplight English
- stouthearted English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- stronghearted English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- tenderhearted English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- weak-hearted English
- weakhearted English
- whole-hearted English
- wholehearted English
- windowlight English
- wise-hearted English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- lēoht Old English
- herte Middle English
- herted Middle English
- light Middle English
- lighty Middle English
- lyght hertyd Middle English
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- light
- heart
- alight
- uplight
- belight
- hearted
- lightie
- relight
- lighter
- unlight
- inlight
- enlight
- lighten
- lightly
- nonlight
- sunlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- daylight
- penlight
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- owllight
- twilight
- tealight
- lightray
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- lighteth
- icelight
- skylight
- lightbar
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- headlight
- lightable
- overlight
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- lightfast
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- backlight
- lightroom
- lightwood
- heartedly
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- lightwell
- lightless
- sub-light
- ringlight
- firelight
- spotlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- glowlight
- lightmans
- lighthead
- lightship
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- looplight
- lightfoot
- sea-light
- floodlight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- striplight
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- cowhearted
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- lowhearted
- light bulb
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- openhearted
- light horse
- highhearted
- lightkeeper
- gladhearted
- hardhearted
- goodhearted
- deadhearted
- streetlight
- lionhearted
- windowlight
- downhearted
- lightweight
- light-tight
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- kindhearted
- dummy light
- heartedness
- low-hearted
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- freehearted
- pocketlight
- weakhearted
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- softhearted
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- stonyhearted
- light-minded
- proudhearted
- light-handed
- dead-hearted
- high-hearted
- greathearted
- heavyhearted
- wise-hearted
- free-hearted
- fainthearted
- wholehearted
- lightmapping
- open-hearted
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- fool-hearted
- light-heeled
- stouthearted
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- stonehearted
- full-hearted
- lanternlight
- weak-hearted
- light-witted
- down-hearted
- light-bearing
- simplehearted
- tenderhearted
- black-hearted
- proud-hearted
- doublehearted
- whole-hearted
- lonelyhearted
- stronghearted
- faint-hearted
- singlehearted
- brokenhearted
- feather-light
- hollowhearted
- great-hearted
- gentlehearted
- lightheartedly
- humble-hearted
- light equation
- gentle-hearted
- light-fingered
- lonely-hearted
- shallowhearted
- light-spirited
- single-hearted
- simple-hearted
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- shallow-hearted
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- lightheartedness
- extragalactic background light