Lightheartedness and Sullenness

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Lightheartedness noun - Carefree freedom from constraint.

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Sullenness is an antonym for lightheartedness.

Sullenness noun - A state of resentful silence or irritability.

Usage example: her mother-in-law managed to dispel her sullenness with a gals-only shopping spree

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Lightheartedness is an antonym for sullenness.

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Sullenness and Lightheartedness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightheartedness/sullenness

Lightheartedness & Sullenness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightheartedness/sullenness>.

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