Meanings
adjectivelight-minded (comparative more light-minded, superlative most light-minded)
comparative more light-minded · superlative most light-minded · alternative lightminded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*linhtaz
- Proto-West Germanic*lį̄ht
- Old Englishlēoht
- Middle Englishlight
- Englishlight
- Englishmind
- Englishminded
- Englishlight-minded
From light (“lacking mental gravity”, adjective) + minded (“having a mind or inclination”, adjective).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ῥᾴθυμος
- ῥᾴθυμος (rhāíthumos)not given to heavy thoughts or thinking
Czech lehkomyslný
- lehkomyslnýnot given to heavy thoughts or thinking
German leichtfertig
- leichtfertignot given to heavy thoughts or thinking
Latvian vieglprātīgs, viegls
- vieglprātīgsnot given to heavy thoughts or thinking
- vieglsnot given to heavy thoughts or thinking
Polish lekkomyślny
- lekkomyślnynot given to heavy thoughts or thinking
Russian легкомы́сленный, безду́мный
- легкомы́сленный (lexkomýslennyj)not given to heavy thoughts or thinking
- безду́мный (bezdúmnyj)not given to heavy thoughts or thinking
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light-minded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-minded
MLA
“light-minded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-minded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-minded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-minded.
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