light-minded

[ lahyt-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈlaɪtˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having or showing a lack of serious purpose, attitude, etc.; frivolous; trifling: to be in a light-minded mood.

Origin of light-minded

First recorded in 1605–15

OTHER WORDS FROM light-minded

light·mind·ed·ly, adverblight-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby light-minded

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Example sentences from the Web for light-minded

That she was frivolous, light-minded, and would never settle down to be a good worker, was a village verdict he scorned.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson
The light-minded Irene consoled herself during the delay by falling in love with the grand domesticos of her palace.
Women of Early Christianity|Alfred Brittain
But the Nobodies are light-minded, casual, and good-hearted.
Waiting for Daylight|Henry Major Tomlinson
The young sister sighed over her sister's light-minded behavior.
Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple|Sophie May

Yet so light-minded was Charles, and so impatient were his courtiers, that he now only cared for a quick return to582 France.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds