facetiousness

noun

Definition of facetiousnessnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facetiousness
  1. lightness
  2. glee
  3. levity
  4. flippancy
  5. frivolity
Noun
  • When used conservatively, oil can be a great way to address dryness and frizz while maintaining the bounce and lightness of your waves.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Angel tackled darker themes than its predecessor while still maintaining the quippy lightness that makes Joss Whedon’s masterpieces, well, masterpieces.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • For about an hour one recent afternoon, solo adult visitors reacted with childlike glee, snapping selfies in front of the massive bones.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The stories take some joy in showing how wicked these people are but even more glee in turning them into bloody messes by the end.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of glee
Noun
  • Please take the following with the levity with which it was penned.
    M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Sean Ono Lennon on Growing Up with 'Good Witch' Yoko Ono — and 'Rebelling' Against Her 'Cosmic, Woo-Woo Stuff' (Exclusive) The press conference was a moment of levity in the midst of a very trying time for the couple.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of levity
Noun
  • Gone are the days of treating the vast majority of our skin with unwarranted flippancy.
    Allure, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Almodovar’s flippancy here is his tribute to the relentless of his women.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of flippancy
Noun
  • The main cast gets the feel and tone of what Wilson has wrought, both the frights and the frivolity.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Where most fictional depictions of the fashion world resort to camp and frivolity, La Maison takes its subject deadly seriously.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of frivolity
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