Friendly
Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Lighthearted and friendly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighthearted" instead an adjective "Friendly".
Lighthearted
Lighthearted adjective - Having or showing freedom from worries or trouble.
Friendly and lighthearted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friendly" instead an adjective "Lighthearted".
Both words in one sentence
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It's deliberately invoked, however, since interacting with people in a friendly and lighthearted manner helps him keep in touch with humanity; that, and anytime Shinji and Asuka see him he is usually "off duty", making culture pop jokes or wearing Hawaiian shirts while sunbathing.
Source: Bunny-Ears Lawyer - The most major example is The Secret Of NIMH II; it is far more lighthearted and family friendly than the very dark original.
Source: Lighter And Softer / Film -
Digimon Adventure starts off fairly lighthearted, then we meet Devimon, a cunning, devil-like monster with the power to brainwash friendly and peaceful Digimon into rampaging, savaging berserkers.
Source: Vile Villain, Saccharine Show
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