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
In contrast, Frank has no life at all: an underfurnished tract house with the mail piling up at the front door, no visible friends or light-minded interests.
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
Not all efforts to lure light-minded consumers have succeeded.
From Time Magazine Archive
He admitted that Whitefield had an enormous influence, and that the light-minded and indifferent became religious as the result of his revivals.
From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George
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