light-heartedly

1. 1.

   in a light-hearted manner

   “he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life”

   Synonymslightsomely

Questions about light-heartedly

What does light-heartedly mean?

light-heartedly means "in a light-hearted manner".

How many syllables are in light-heartedly?

light-heartedly has 5 syllables: ligh-t-he-ar-ted-ly. The stress falls on "ar".

What is another word for light-heartedly?

Close synonyms include lightsomely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is light-heartedly a common word?

light-heartedly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.