Levity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Levity is a noun meaning A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
Meaning
A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
More Meanings
- The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.
- (countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act.
- (obsolete) A lack of steadiness.
Example Sentences
Hydrogen […] rises in the air on account of its levity.
An attempt to inject a little levity into the proceedings.
[…] or do the people joy less than common in their levities?"
His incorrigible levities had probably lost him the countenance of most of his more serious acquaintances[…
Word Forms
- levities
Antonyms for levity
Common opposites include gravity, solemnity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include joking, joke, kidding, superficiality, lightness, thoughtlessness.
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