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Lighthearted vs Thoughtful - What's the difference?

lighthearted | thoughtful |

As adjectives the difference between lighthearted and thoughtful

is that lighthearted is joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive not depressed or sad while thoughtful is demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

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.

    thoughtful

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
  • Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
  • Antonyms

    * thoughtless

    Derived terms

    * thoughtfully * thoughtfulness