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lightheartedness

[lahyt-hahrt-id-nis] / ˌlaɪtˈhɑrt ɪd nɪs /


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Jack Bratich, a journalism professor at Rutgers University who studies political culture and social media, said Mamdani has shown he is able to combine a lightheartedness with serious conversations.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Terms like “chat” also speak to the cultural norms being shaped among young people—notably, the desire to cope with the natural stress or anxiety of growing up with humor and lightheartedness.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

The agony of irrelevance might be commonly addressed in movies, but rarely with the lightheartedness of Martika Ramirez Escobar’s airy fantasy, “Leonor Will Never Die.”

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

A final word of warning to prospective theatergoers: You may never hum “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’” with the same lightheartedness again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

He smirked, then waved away his own lightheartedness.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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