Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightheartedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: light-heart-ed-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.

Uncountable

noun

An amusement or item of a pleasant but inconsequential nature.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I focus on communal descriptive problems—what I call American race talk dilemmas—rather than on all the lightheartednesses and small triumphs of daily life at Columbus."

Etymology

From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lighthearted
Suffix: -ness

Usage

Inflected Forms

lightheartednesses (plural) light-heartedness (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lightheartedly

Synonyms

joyousness cheerfulness carefreedom carefreeness playfulness amusement pleasantry insouciance lightsomeness

Questions

What does lightheartedness mean?: The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
Where does lightheartedness come from?: From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).

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