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LIGHT-MINDEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light-mindedness mean?
• LIGHT-MINDEDNESS (noun)
The noun LIGHT-MINDEDNESS has 1 sense:
1. inappropriate levity
Familiarity information: LIGHT-MINDEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inappropriate levity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
flippancy; light-mindedness
Context example:
her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy
Hypernyms ("light-mindedness" is a kind of...):
levity (a manner lacking seriousness)
Derivation:
light-minded (showing inappropriate levity)
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