Synonyms of levity

levity

noun

ˈle-və-tē 

as in lightness

a lack of seriousness often at an improper time

the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lightness
• cheerfulness
• glee
• silliness
• frivolity
• flippancy
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• festivity
• cheer
• mirth
• flightiness
• lightheartedness
• hilarity
• joviality
• goofiness
• frothiness
• light-headedness
• childishness
• merriment
• gaiety
• light-mindedness
• mirthfulness
• gleefulness
• puerility
• high-spiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• gravity
• earnestness
• solemnity
• soberness
• melancholy
• sadness
• gloom
• depression
• solemnness
• unhappiness
• sullenness
• dejection
• moroseness
• despondency
• gloominess
• joylessness
• heartsickness
• mopes
• downheartedness
• dispiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of levity

But far from being a joy-killer, she’s guided by inventiveness and levity. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

This is a prime example of how the director used touches of levity to make even the film’s more workmanlike segments entertaining. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

One of his many achievements is that Max made an uncomfortable subject more visible—through levity, through gravity, and through beauty. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026