Lightness and Mopes

Lightness

Lightness noun - A lack of seriousness often at an improper time.
Usage example: the inappropriate lightness of the anchorman's tone while he was reading the story of the freak accident in which people had died

Mopes is an antonym for lightness.

Mopes

Mopes noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

Lightness is an antonym for mopes.
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