lightheartedly

/ˈɫaɪtˌhɑɹtɪdli/ adv

In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.

Word Origin A compound of light (not heavy) and heart, with the adverbial -ly. The idea is someone whose heart is light, unburdened. Light comes from Old English lēoht, and heart from heorte. The same 'light' gives us lighten, lightness, and alight; 'heart' gives us hearty, heartless, and sweetheart. So lightheartedly means doing something with a carefree spirit.

adv In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.

She laughed lightheartedly as she danced in the summer rain.

(副词) 轻松地;愉快地;欢快地;无忧无虑地 【轻松愉快地】

她在夏日的雨中跳舞,轻松愉快地笑着。

(adverbio) alegremente; con buen humor; gozosamente; con alegría [De manera alegre, con alegría y buen humor.]

Ella rió alegremente mientras bailaba bajo la lluvia de verano.

(adverbe) gaiement; joyeusement; légèrement; de bon cœur; avec entrain [Avec gaieté et insouciance, d'une manière légère et joyeuse.]

Elle rit lightheartedly en dansant sous la pluie d'été.

(Adverb) Auf eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche und sorglose Weise.

Sie lachte **lightheartedly**, während sie im Sommerregen tanzte.

(副詞) 明るく楽しく、くよくよせずに。

彼女は夏の雨の中、陽気に笑いながら踊った。

(advérbio) alegremente; descontraídamente; com leveza [De maneira descontraída, alegremente, com alegria.]

Ela riu alegremente enquanto dançava na chuva de verão.

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