Lightness and Soberness
Opposite meaning words
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
Soberness
Soberness noun - A mental state free of jesting or trifling.
Usage example: the unexpected soberness of the class clown at the memorial service was startling
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