light-spirited

light-spir·ited

adjective

Having a light or cheerful spirit.

Meanings

adjectivelight-spirited (comparative lighter-spirited or more light-spirited, superlative lightest-spirited or most light-spirited)

comparative lighter-spirited · comparative more light-spirited · superlative lightest-spirited · superlative most light-spirited · alternative lightspirited

  1. Having a light or cheerful spirit.

Origin

From light (“not weighed down”, adjective) + spirited (“having spirit”, adjective).

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light-spirited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-spirited

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-spirited,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-spirited.

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