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levity
[
lev
-i-tee
]
Origin
lev·i·ty
/
ˈlɛv
ɪ
ti
/
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[
lev
-i-tee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-ties.
1.
lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
2.
an instance or exhibition of this.
3.
fickleness.
4.
lightness in
weight
.
Origin:
1555–65;
<
Latin
levitās
lightness, frivolity, equivalent to
levi
(
s
) light +
-tās
-ty
2
Synonyms
1, 2.
frivolity, flippancy, triviality, giddiness.
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levity
(ˈlɛvɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
inappropriate lack of seriousness
2.
fickleness or instability
3.
archaic
lightness in weight
[C16: from Latin
levitās
lightness, from
levis
light]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
levity
1560s, from L. levitas (gen. levitatis) "lightness, frivolity," from levis "light" in weight (see
lever
) +
-ity
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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