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
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To assess the roots, carefully remove the plant from its pot and examine them for firmness, lightness, and suppleness.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026 -
But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His former teammates watched the highlight reel with glee from afar.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Not only do the four statues bode well for the film’s future, but the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t try to hide his glee.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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By this point in the MonsterVerse, though, the lore and silliness is verging on becoming an outright bug rather than a feature, and even the kaiju action seems oddly devoid of scale or stakes — dumb fun, but the dumb-to-fun ratios are off.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The show combines the world-building vibes of BoJack Horseman with the silliness of Bob’s Burgers, and tops the whole thing off with the musical stylings of a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — all wrapped in family-friendly packaging.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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That indefatigable cheerfulness, even when describing scenes that sound brutal to almost anyone else, ran through the entire interview.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Blanchett brought an air of ethereal levity with her cornflower blue Jean Paul Gaultier creation at the 2005 Golden Globes, featuring an asymmetrical capelet and floral flourishes.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Asked about the boos, which first happened in a Thursday night win over the Raiders in November, Nix showed levity.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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This flippancy may have more than a little to do with the freediving community’s attitude toward Šobat’s breath-holding achievements.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Their needs are too great to waste any more time on frivolities such as sales-tax breaks on gun sales or concert tickets or the governor’s never-ending fixation on drag queens.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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The media’s historical focus on higher-profile candidates and outsiders may reflect not press frivolity but rather genuine shifts in voter sentiment during periods of discontent with conventional politicians and established governance approaches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Facetiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facetiousness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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