Synonyms of larkiness

larkiness

noun

as in playfulness

a natural disposition for playful behavior

within the confines of the private club, these hotshot lawyers display a larkiness that would do a frat boy proud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playfulness
• sportfulness
• mischief
• prankishness
• coltishness
• friskiness
• sportiveness
• tricksiness
• espièglerie
• mischievousness
• impishness
• devilment
• energy
• roguishness
• kittenishness
• archness
• coyness
• rascality
• deviltry
• hob
• frivolousness
• diabolicalness
• mirthfulness
• devilishness
• liveliness
• vivacity
• spiritedness
• devilry
• jocundity
• gayety
• knavery
• vivaciousness
• spunkiness
• whimsicality
• lightheartedness
• jocularity
• sprightliness
• waggery
• gaiety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnestness
• seriousness
• soberness
• solemnity
• sternness
• grimness
• sobersidedness
• graveness
• serious-mindedness
• stuffiness
• restraint
• starchiness
• solemnness
• constraint
• priggishness
• self-control