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
Some levity was useful for their collaboration (in which Mendoza’s interviews with his fellow vets became the points of emphasis).
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Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Actor Vince Vaughn became the latest celebrity to visit President Trump in the Oval Office, creating a moment of levity Friday for the White House social media team.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of Daredevil and a number of false teases about Wolverine made for great moments of levity.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
The fun reveal allowed for some welcome levity as his colleagues learned of his past and good-naturedly teased him about it.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
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Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Actor Vince Vaughn became the latest celebrity to visit President Trump in the Oval Office, creating a moment of levity Friday for the White House social media team.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of Daredevil and a number of false teases about Wolverine made for great moments of levity.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
The fun reveal allowed for some welcome levity as his colleagues learned of his past and good-naturedly teased him about it.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levity
Noun
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This million-dollar number comes in two versions, one in titanium and the other in Carbon TPT, a high-tech material that shares properties of lightness and resistance with those used in Formula 1 cars.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
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Despite that lengthy maturation, there’s a lightness to the tequila and the palate has notes of dark chocolate, black pepper, leather, and some bright herbs on the finish.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a sinful sort of glee in watching all of this unfold, knowing that the same mournful character might be the next one to die.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Dougal is this boy turning into a man, who has so much anger in him and wants to prove himself, and there's such glee behind the eyes in the way that Sam plays this character.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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This film is a lyrical study of beauty and identity that balances the weight of internalized shame with the frivolity of a burgeoning romance.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Levity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levity. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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