lightheartedness

noun

Definition of lightheartednessnext
as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint he approaches his medical duties with a lightheartedness that some patients find disturbing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightheartedness
  1. abandon
  2. abandonment
  3. enthusiasm
  4. spontaneity
  5. warmth
  6. zeal
  7. spirit
Noun
  • That sense of giddy creative abandon was palpable throughout.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Express yourself with wild abandon while the sun opposes Uranus.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of abandon
Noun
  • Inconsistent caregiving, meanwhile, can lead to anxious attachment, where people crave intimacy but simultaneously fear abandonment and rejection.
    Ian Randall, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandonment
Noun
  • Corbet found the swell of advance enthusiasm gratifying, if bewildering.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a confounding situation, where the ever-shrinking audience — and mostly bad reviews alongside low audience scores — didn’t seem to shrink Sony’s enthusiasm to keep pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a plan that nobody besides them had confidence or interest in.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • When Shady Rays realized that its Gen Z consumers were exhibiting buying spontaneity, their marketing team upgraded to a more seamless digital and retail shopping interface.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s to more spontaneity and adventure in your day-to-day life, Cancer.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of spontaneity
Noun
  • Lake Michigan water levels drop to lowest in years amid warmth and lack of rain In July 2020, Lake Michigan nearly broke its record high.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But the country could be split in two by warmth and cold in the run up to the big day.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Americans’ zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health-care system.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Many blamed Biden’s antitrust zeal with helping slowdown M&A.
    Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of zeal
Noun
  • In the spirit of holiday giving, the team invites their community to nominate and vote for upstanding charitable organizations that support mothers.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That neo-Bohemian spirit of progressivism found its voice through folk music.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of spirit
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“Lightheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightheartedness. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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