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Pronunciation / Transliteration: leddʒeˈrettsa
"Affrontò la situazione con inaspettata leggerezza."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A carefree disposition or a feeling of being light, cheerful, and unburdened by worry.
"She approached the challenges of the new job with a refreshing sense of lightheartedness." - 2
A state characterized by amusement, playfulness, and the absence of serious anxiety.
"The conversation was filled with laughter and lightheartedness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective lighthearted (formed from 'light', Old English 'lēoht', and 'heart', Old English 'heorte') combined with the nominal suffix '-ness'. Historically evolving from Middle English usages describing a lack of heaviness or grief, it came to denote a cheerful and carefree state of mind and movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lightheartedness" is said worldwide
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légèreté
Transliteration: leʒəʁte
"Elle a traversé la vie avec une grande légèreté."
Unbeschwertheit
Transliteration: ˈʊnbəˌʃvɛʁtkaɪt
"Die Musik strahlte eine wunderbare Unbeschwertheit aus."
leggerezza
Transliteration: leddʒeˈrettsa
"Affrontò la situazione con inaspettata leggerezza."
ligereza
Transliteration: li.xeˈɾe.sa
"Hablaba del futuro con una gran ligereza."
leveza
Transliteration: leˈvezɐ
"Ela dançava com uma leveza impressionante."
निश्चिंतता
Transliteration: nishchintata
"उसने अपने जीवन को बहुत निश्चिंतता से जिया।"
轻松愉快
Transliteration: qīng sōng yú kuài
"整个聚会充满了轻松愉快的气氛。"
경쾌함
Transliteration: gyeong-kwae-ham
"그의 발걸음에는 남다른 경쾌함이 있었다."
軽快さ
Transliteration: keikkaisa
"彼女の足取りには独特の軽快さがあった。"
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