levity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.lev·i·ty
noun \ˈle-və-tē\Definition of LEVITY
1
: excessive or unseemly frivolity
2
: lack of steadiness : changeableness
See Examples of LEVITY
- They managed to find some levity in the situation.
- <the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies>
Origin of LEVITY
Latin levitat-, levitas, from levis light in weight — more at light
First Known Use: 1564
Related to LEVITY
- Synonyms
- facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolousness, frothiness, frivolity, light-headedness, light-mindedness, lightness, silliness
- Antonyms
- earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness
Rhymes with LEVITY
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