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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Promotions that appear on Tax Day—Buy-One-Get-One, $1 promos, free anything—offer a moment of lightness in a very transactional day.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025 -
The knit garment merged the warm marsala tone with a lightness of fabric that didn’t feel or appear to be overpowering for the royal.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Another way of positioning this reaction is as an example of schadenfreude, a term used to explain taking glee in someone’s suffering—and that’s a key reason to explaining why some people are reacting to the stock market dip in this way.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s causing this mockery and glee at misfortune?—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Actor Vince Vaughn became the latest celebrity to visit President Trump in the Oval Office, creating a moment of levity Friday for the White House social media team.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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The inclusion of Daredevil and a number of false teases about Wolverine made for great moments of levity.—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lamar's flippancy was fairly subtle.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Facetiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facetiousness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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