FACETIOUSNESS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

facetiousness

noun

as in lightness

a lack of seriousness often at an improper time underage drinking is a serious problem and not a matter for facetiousness and lame jokes

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Noun

Gloria somehow held the urgency of it all without ever losing her lightness.

— Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Yamaha Unlike the R15's Deltabox frame, Yamaha's gone with a steel tube diamond frame that promises lightness and flexibility.

— Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightness

Noun

The next day, JT showed a snippet of his viral cameo that had everyone and their mother throwing up their phones in glee.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Other, less cartoonish responses have lingered on Cambridge’s comparable glee in brandishing Arday in the first place.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of glee

Noun

Fans enjoy her silliness and willingness to discuss important issues.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Some of the mayhem devolves into silliness, including a foot chase through Red Square (doubled by Budapest’s Heroes’ Square abetted with digital effects) and a vehicular chase in which Nick and Troy drive a nuclear missile launcher.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of silliness

Noun

The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

Gradually for us, but with terrifying suddenness for Amy, a third mode arises from the dialectic that Leigh creates between the weight of her job and the levity of her friendship with Rosie.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
But far from being a joy-killer, she’s guided by inventiveness and levity.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of levity

Noun

There is much fun and frivolity at the Witch and Culture Festival, but the event also acknowledges some distressing real-life history that goes along with being (or being suspected of being) a witch in Connecticut.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Photographer Phil Oh captures the drama and frivolity in Paris as designers present their latest couture collections.

— Phil Oh, Vogue, 7 July 2026

Definition of frivolity

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