First Known Use: 1564
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levity
noun lev·i·ty \ˈle-və-tē\
: a lack of seriousness
: an amusing quality
Full Definition of LEVITY
1
: excessive or unseemly frivolity
2
: lack of steadiness : changeableness
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Origin of LEVITY
Latin levitat-, levitas, from levis light in weight — more at light
Related to LEVITY
- Synonyms
- facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolousness, frothiness, frivolity, light-headedness, light-mindedness, lightness, silliness
- Antonyms
- earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness
Rhymes with LEVITY
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