All zaniness antonyms
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Z z noun zaniness
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- judgment — an act or instance of judging.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- wisdom — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.