GOOD-HUMOREDNESS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

good-humoredness

noun

as in brightness

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Noun

At that pace, Earth’s night doubles in brightness about every eight years.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The rocky planet's exceptional brightness is a side effect of its dense atmosphere, which veils the planet's surface beneath dense sulphuric acid clouds that reflect 70% of incoming sunlight back out into space, according to MIT.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The company did not publish comparative data on buoyancy, deployment time or field performance between the two generations.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
BentiX The drone is designed to work in both salt and freshwater, with two ballast compartments that can be used to adjust its buoyancy as needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of buoyancy

Noun

Here, with so many cities, brewpubs and restaurants embracing this tradition, the revelry goes on for six weeks, from mid-September right up to Halloween.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of revelry

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By ditching all-wheel drive for pure rear-wheel drive, VW is hoping driving dynamics, tactile steering feedback and chassis playfulness means more to modern buyers than raw neck-snapping speed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
There is romance and melancholy, playfulness and despair, all happening at once.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of playfulness

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But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of jollity

Noun

Often derided by critics during its initial airing, the show’s silliness and lightheartedness has continued to stand the test of time.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of lightheartedness

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In the years since, she’s built a cult following for her whimsical knits in distinctive shades and cut with a certain SoCal insouciance.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
As Chris, a veteran CIA assassin with terminal cancer whose memory also seems to be going, Malkovich demonstrates a sinister insouciance that at first looks like psycho gloating.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of insouciance

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