Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: light--heart-ed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of lighthearted.

Example Sentences

"Musicals are lighter-hearted than operas – West Side Story, for example, has a very sad ending, but it also has America and Gee, Officer Krupke."
"And I didn’t think I would ever write things like infanticide, which you see in Morrison’s novels. I thought I was writing away from that to something lighter-hearted, but I kept getting pulled back."
"Even the lightest-hearted of the nominees bears the shadow of suspense."

Inflected Forms

more light-hearted (comparative) lighter-hearted (comparative) most light-hearted (superlative) lightest-hearted (superlative)

Phrases

light-heartedly light-heartedness

Synonyms

blithe blithesome lighthearted lightsome

Questions

What does light-hearted mean?: Alternative spelling of lighthearted.

How to pronounce light-hearted

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