8. Without dejection; cheerfully. "Seeming to bear it lightly." Shak.
9. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily. Matrimony . . . is not by any to be enterprised, nor taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, or wantonly. Book of Common Prayer [Eng. Ed.].
10. Not chastely; wantonly. Swift.
LIGHTMAN
Light"man, n. ; pl. -men (
Defn: A man who carries or takes care of a light. T. Brown.
LIGHT-MINDED
Light"-mind`ed, a.
Defn: Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
— Light"-mind`ed*ness, n.
LIGHTNESS
Light"ness, n. Etym: [From Light not heavy.]
Defn: The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; delicacy; grace.
Syn. — Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness; briskness; swiftness; ease; facility.