lightheartedness
light·heart·ed·nessnoun
lightheartedness is spelled L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-R-T-E-D-N-E-S-S: 16 letters and 4 syllables (light·heart·ed·ness). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lightheartedness means “The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lightheartedness is lightheartednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in lightheartedness?
| Letters | 16: L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-R-T-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: light·heart·ed·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lightheartedness?
Lightheartedness appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lightheartedness?
Lightheartedness has 4 syllables, split light·heart·ed·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lightheartedness
- lightheartednesses plural
- light-heartedness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lightheartedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
- 2
An amusement or item of a pleasant but inconsequential nature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lightheartedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being joyous, cheerful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ligereza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lightheartedness come from?
From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).