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unheavy

1 7.1

Light in mood and not serious

adjective
/ʌnˈhɛvi/

Archaic

: ligero

The unheavy jokes made everyone laugh.

Examples

The movie had an unheavy atmosphere, making everyone laugh and relax.
She preferred unheavy novels that were easy to read after a long day.
Their discussion remained unheavy, focusing on fun memories and future plans.
His mood is unheavy today.
Her writing style is always unheavy, filled with humor and lightheartedness that makes it enjoyable.
The film was unheavy, providing a fun escape from reality with its comedic twists.
During the party, the atmosphere was unheavy, allowing everyone to relax and enjoy themselves.

Synonyms

undramatic

vsunheavy

1 4.2

Having no strong emotion and not exciting

is overall light in feeling and not emotionally serious

unsensational

vsunheavy

1 6.0

Calm and not meant to excite or shock people

is light in mood rather than deliberately avoiding shock or attention

unhysterical

vsunheavy

1 6.8

Calm and not showing strong or out of control feelings in a stressful situation

is light in emotional tone rather than focused on controlled reactions under stress

Antonyms

intense

573 3.7

A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply

serious

452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

How Serious

solemn

Formal

92 4.7

serious

452 1.4

unheavy

Archaic

1 7.1

lighthearted

17 3.7

playful

79 1.6

Surface Forms

unheavy positive

Morphology

unheavy = heavy (semi-transparent) = un + heavy

Formally 'un-' + 'heavy' is transparent, but the sense 'not emotionally serious' relies on the figurative meaning of 'heavy' (serious/intense), which may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Unheavy is formed from un- ('not') plus heavy, and a helpful way to remember it is to think 'not heavy' — which can also mean 'not emotionally heavy', that is light in mood or tone.