light-hearted
Free of worry
Light-hearted describes a cheerful, carefree mood or manner, free from worry or seriousness.
A light-hearted comedy aims to amuse rather than provoke deep thought.
Light-hearted banter is playful rather than pointed.
The word suggests buoyancy—spirits that float rather than sink: We kept the conversation light-hearted.
Cheerful and lively
- sunnyBright with daylight
- jovialCheerful and friendly
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
gleeful · radiant · optimistic · joyous · bubbly · smiling · grinning · beaming
Mildly windy, or nonchalant
- untroubledFree from disturbance
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
unburdened · free-spirited · unfettered · relaxed · unconcerned · unworried · devil-may-care · casual
Animated and energetic
- buoyantAble to float
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- spiritedFull of vim
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
sprightly · effervescent · bouncy · perky · peppy · sparkling · vibrant · exuberant
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- jocularInclined to jest
- friskyLively and playful
teasing · prankish · sportive · frolicsome · rollicking · jesting · antic · roguish
merry
Cheerful and lively
genial · gleeful · radiant · optimistic · joyous · bubbly · smiling · grinning · beaming · good-humored
breezy
Mildly windy, or nonchalant
- untroubledFree from disturbance
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
insouciant · unburdened · free-spirited · unfettered · relaxed · unconcerned · unworried · devil-may-care · casual · laid-back
lively
Animated and energetic
animated · sprightly · effervescent · bouncy · perky · peppy · sparkling · vibrant · exuberant · jaunty
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- jocularInclined to jest
frisky · teasing · prankish · sportive · frolicsome · rollicking · jesting · antic · roguish · coy
- ___-hearted wordsheavy-hearted, big-hearted, good-hearted, half-hearted, faint-hearted
- upbeatcheerful, peppy, lively, animated, buoyant
light-heartedheavy-hearted
Emotionally weighed down
sad · melancholy · miserable · sorrowful · gloomy