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
There’s little levity in Gareth Johnson’s Netflix documentary The Crash, nor should there be.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2026
And yet his biggest World Series contribution might have come in a moment of levity before Game 6 when the Dodgers needed two victories at Toronto in order to win the title.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Cue the levity, energy and intensity.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
Though soaps were not without their occasional levity, the earnest self-seriousness of their proceedings often prevented them from engaging in self-reflexive critique.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2026
And yet his biggest World Series contribution might have come in a moment of levity before Game 6 when the Dodgers needed two victories at Toronto in order to win the title.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Cue the levity, energy and intensity.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
Though soaps were not without their occasional levity, the earnest self-seriousness of their proceedings often prevented them from engaging in self-reflexive critique.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levity
Noun
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Here, Elliott Gould brings a deft touch to his hang-dog detective Philip Marlowe, moving with a lightness that's hard to pin down but is undeniably comic.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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There is a remarkable lightness to Tuchel, a candour and directness.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Ideas expressed in the piece The article argues that the glee over Tom Steyer’s loss in the California governor’s race reflects a broader, understandable anger at extreme wealth in an era of serf‑lord–level inequality, but contends that this anger is being misdirected at the wrong billionaire.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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On one hand, this is silliness; Swift barely even lived here.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Yet, away from the court, these two personify the best qualities of friendship and the silliness that comes with it.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Starting with the frivolity and joy of that opening costume party, Razo portrays a family crowded together in love.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Similar frivolities have gone down with the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the unironic, light-hearted rom-com has been replaced with cynicism and flippancy.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Levity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levity. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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