levity
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ɪ 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.
4.
lightness in weight.
Synonyms
1, 2. frivolity, flippancy, triviality, giddiness.
1, 2. frivolity, flippancy, triviality, giddiness.
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| —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] | |
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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.
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