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lev·i·ty
/
ˈlɛv
ɪ
ti
/
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[
lev
-i-tee
]
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noun,
plural
lev·i·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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World English Dictionary
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
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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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Example sentences
She plays her part resourcefully and imbues it with the much desired
levity
.
Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in
levity
.
Environmental events were contrived to produce anger,
levity
and anxiety.
One of his friends he would never be prevailed upon to admit among the clergy,
on account of some
levity
in his carriage.
Rusk tried to open the unusual meeting with a bit of
levity
.
Mathematics has never since been a subject for such philosophical
levity
.
His discourse at such times was cheerful without
levity
or impertinence, and instructive without stiffness or austerity.
Aye, but arguments can become tedious, and sometimes rampant imagination may add
levity
to an otherwise heavy discussion.
Exterior shots showing blue skies add a
levity
and brightness to each show.
It is the blatant tone of
levity
which runs through his work that almost drowns out the perception of this literary substance.
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