The Collaborative International Dictionary
Light-heartedness
Light-hearted \Light"-heart`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a. Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. -- Light"-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Light"-heart`ed*ness, n.
Usage examples of "light-heartedness".
Captain Willoughby was silent and thoughtful at first, leaving his son to rattle on, in a way that betokened care, in his view of the matter, quite as much as it betokened light-heartedness in those of his mother and sisters.