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larkiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of larkiness

a natural disposition for playful behavior

within the confines of the private club, these hotshot lawyers display a larkiness that would do a frat boy proud

Synonyms of larkiness

coltishness, espièglerie, friskiness, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, playfulness, prankishness, sportfulness, sportiveness, tricksiness

Words Related to larkiness

coyness, kittenishness

archness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), hob, rascality, roguishness, waggery

devilishness, diabolicalness, knavery

energy, liveliness, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunkiness, vivaciousness, vivacity

gaiety (also gayety), jocularity, jocundity, lightheartedness, mirthfulness, whimsicality

Near Antonyms of larkiness

graveness, grimness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness, sternness

priggishness, starchiness, stuffiness

constraint, restraint, self-control

Antonyms of larkiness

earnestness, soberness, sobersidedness

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