as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies
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Recent Examples of levity
The Flight designs connect to both legacy and levity.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
For Tecca, those moments of levity helped create the broader world of the album.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
This bit of levity presents a contrast to the haunting scene and gives us another opportunity to appreciate Onimusha's expressive facial animations.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
While the stakes are high, there's still levity to the show, specifically between Ackles' character and Camacho's Amber Oliveras.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
For Tecca, those moments of levity helped create the broader world of the album.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
This bit of levity presents a contrast to the haunting scene and gives us another opportunity to appreciate Onimusha's expressive facial animations.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
While the stakes are high, there's still levity to the show, specifically between Ackles' character and Camacho's Amber Oliveras.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levity
Noun
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This lends the suit a kind of lightness that only a royal clothes horse such as Prince Michael could pull off.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Meanwhile, biker boots—with their rugged aesthetic, thick soles, and metal hardware—provide visual weight, structure, and an air of rebellion that contrasts perfectly with the lightness of the shorts.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Fans have already started expressing their glee over the news on social media.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
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As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Noun
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There was fun and frivolity — and, at times, even a little shade.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Both the script and the production, co-directed by Michael Hogan and Keely Baisden Knudsen, have trouble finding a fluid path from the fun and frivolity to the heartbreak and breakdowns.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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“Levity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levity. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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