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Lighthearted vs Heartening - What's the difference?

lighthearted | heartening | Related terms |

Lighthearted is a related term of heartening.


As adjectives the difference between lighthearted and heartening

is that lighthearted is joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive not depressed or sad while heartening is cheerfully encouraging.

As a verb heartening is

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lighthearted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
    • The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.
  • Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
    • His lighthearted banjo was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.

    heartening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • cheerfully encouraging

    • Antonyms

    * disheartening