light-hearted
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++light-heart·ed /ˌlaɪt ˈhɑːtɪd $ -ɑːr-/ adjective 1 JOKING/NOT SERIOUSnot intended to be serious 非严肃的，轻松的 a light-hearted comedy 轻松的喜剧► see thesaurus at funny2 HAPPYcheerful and not worried about anything 轻松愉快的，无忧无虑的 I found her in a light-hearted mood. 我发现她心情轻松愉快。 —light-heartedly adverb —light-heartedness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
light-hearted• Mayor Susan Golding introduced the 52-year-old career public servant in a light-hearted afternoon news conference at City Hall.• He was surprised at how grown up Anne suddenly appeared although she was still as light-hearted as ever.• They are centres of friendship where relationships which are light-hearted combine with the serious business of running a school on corporate lines.• Not exactly the stuff of light-hearted comedy.• a happy, light-hearted girl• The film takes a light-hearted look at life in prison.• He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be - too much responsibility.• We always try to keep our newsletter light-hearted, so that people will enjoy it.• Cornelia Park in the Stanford Shopping Center is a light-hearted store overflowing with eye-popping tableware, wildly painted dining furniture and glassware.• It was an uneasy switch from the difficulties of homeowners to a light-hearted story about hard-up baboons staging hold-ups of passing cars.• The light-hearted tone of Elaine Blond characterised Bloomsbury House policy of not taking minor problems too seriously.• The light-hearted way in which the author has approached this book should take some of the hard work out of trying to lose weight.light-heart·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
intended be not Corpus serious to
light-hearted
light-heart‧ed /ˌlaɪt ˈhɑːtəd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective
1. not intended to be serious:
a light-hearted comedy
2. cheerful and not worried about anything:
I found her in a light-hearted mood.
—light-heartedly adverb
—light-heartedness noun [uncountable]
▪ funny making you laugh: John told me a really funny joke. | She’s very talented and funny.
▪amusing especially written funny and enjoyable. Amusing is more formal than funny. It is often used when something is a little funny and makes you smile, rather than laugh: an amusing anecdote | He found the whole incident rather amusing.
▪humorous intended to be funny – used about stories, films, articles etc that have situations that are a little funny: humorous stories | The movie is meant to be humorous.
▪witty using words in a funny and clever way: witty remarks | How witty!
▪hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs $ -ˈler-/ (also hysterical informal) extremely funny: The children thought it was hilarious. | The movie has some hilarious scenes. | It was hysterical! You should have seen his face!
▪comical funny in a strange or silly way – often used when something is not intended to be funny: It was quite comical watching him trying to dance. | her own comical attempts at painting
▪comic [only before noun] a comic film, play, novel etc is intended to be funny: a comic drama
▪light-hearted done for amusement or enjoyment, and not intended to be serious: The programme is a light-hearted look at recent political events.
▪comedy noun [countable] a film, play, or television programme that is intended to be funny: a comedy by Shakespeare | She has appeared in several television comedies. | a new comedy series on Channel 4
light-heart‧ed /ˌlaɪt ˈhɑːtəd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective1. not intended to be serious:
2. cheerful and not worried about anything:
—light-heartedly adverb
—light-heartedness noun [uncountable]
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