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Synonyms

light-minded

American  
[lahyt-mahyn-did] / ˈlaɪtˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing a lack of serious purpose, attitude, etc.; frivolous; trifling.

    to be in a light-minded mood.


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

In the late great Good Old Days publishers would think twice, thrice, about putting out solid wares in the light-minded summer season, would generally offer fripperies and froufrou.

From Time Magazine Archive

Almost any contemporary fiction, no matter how inconsequential and light-minded, has a fighting chance of taking on weight and portent, perhaps even significance, if shoved 23 months into the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

None shall know that any but my wicked, light-minded self had a hand in this profanation of——.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames