light-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- light-mindedness noun
- lightmindedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of light-minded
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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The director Shawn Levy is an old hand at light-minded capers — he directed the “Night at the Museum” franchise — and he handles the obligatory fights and battles reasonably well.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022
Others who have read The Romantic Comedians, but not Vein of Iron, consider her a light-minded iconoclast from whose irony nothing is safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Publisher Alfred Knopf personally wrote the blurb for this light-minded satire—an honor he usually reserves for more serious, "worthy" works.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all efforts to lure light-minded consumers have succeeded.
From Time Magazine Archive
A light-minded French girl calling Franklin her father is very different from serious, business-like statements by Franklin saying that a certain woman was his daughter.
From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George
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