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noun
- 1. the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect: "as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop" Similar Opposite
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LEVITY definition: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.
The meaning of LEVITY is excessive or unseemly frivolity. How to use levity in a sentence. Levity Was Once a Scientific Term
Levity literally means "lightness," and it's often an attempt to inject some lightness or humor into an otherwise somber situation. Telling your Aunt Edna a joke while she recuperates from a skiing accident could provide the levity needed to brighten her mood.
LEVITY meaning: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.
Levity definition: lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.. See examples of LEVITY used in a sentence.
1. Humor, merriment, or a lack of seriousness, especially when inappropriate: a subject that should not be treated with levity. 2. Archaic Inconstancy; changeableness. 3. Archaic The state or quality of being light; buoyancy. [Latin levitās, from levis, light; see leg w h- in Indo-European roots .]
noun Word forms: plural ˈlevities. 1. Rare. lightness of weight; buoyancy. 2. lightness or gaiety of disposition, conduct, or speech; esp., improper or unbecoming gaiety or flippancy; lack of seriousness; frivolity. 3. fickleness; instability. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
