flummery

bosh bull bunk claptrap crock drivel fudge fustian jargon malarkey moonshine poppycock rigmarole rot trash tripe twaddle

sense truth

baloney bull bunk frippery frivolity froth hogwash malarkey minutia trifle trifles triviality

sense truth

adulation applause approbation blandishment blarney cajolery commendation encomium eulogy eyewash fulsomeness gallantry hokum ingratiation jive mush obsequiousness palaver plaudits puffery snow stroking sycophancy tribute truckling unctuousness

bootlicking fawning flattering honeyed words laud pretty speech snow job soft words soft-soap sweet-talk toadyism

blame criticism

belittlement castigation condemnation denunciation insult

levity

flightiness flippancy flirting folly frippery frivolousness fun gaiety game giddiness jest lightheartedness lightness nonsense play puerility shallowness sport superficiality toying trifling triviality volatility whimsicality whimsy

coquetting dallying fribble

sadness seriousness understanding work

sensibility wiseness

babble blab cajolery chatter chitchat clack conference conversation debate dialogue discussion flatter gab parley talk wheedle

quiet silence