adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in a serious/light-hearted etc vein
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poems in a lighter vein
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a happy, light-hearted girl
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The light-hearted way in which the author has approached this book should take some of the hard work out of trying to lose weight.
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The film takes a light-hearted look at life in prison.
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We always try to keep our newsletter light-hearted , so that people will enjoy it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cornelia Park in the Stanford Shopping Center is a light-hearted store overflowing with eye-popping tableware, wildly painted dining furniture and glassware.
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He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be - too much responsibility.
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He was surprised at how grown up Anne suddenly appeared although she was still as light-hearted as ever.
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It was an uneasy switch from the difficulties of homeowners to a light-hearted story about hard-up baboons staging hold-ups of passing cars.
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Mayor Susan Golding introduced the 52-year-old career public servant in a light-hearted afternoon news conference at City Hall.
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Not exactly the stuff of light-hearted comedy.
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The light-hearted tone of Elaine Blond characterised Bloomsbury House policy of not taking minor problems too seriously.
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They are centres of friendship where relationships which are light-hearted combine with the serious business of running a school on corporate lines.