levity

lev·i·ty  (lv-t)

n. pl. lev·i·ties

1. Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity.

2. Inconstancy; changeableness.

3. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy.

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[Latin levits, from levis, light; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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levity [ˈlɛvɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. inappropriate lack of seriousness

2. fickleness or instability

3. Archaic lightness in weight

[from Latin levitās lightness, from levis light]

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levity

a hypothetical force, opposed to gravity, once believed to be a property inherent in certain bodies or materials.

See also: Gravity

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frivolous or lighthearted behavior or attitude; an unserious approach to life. See also humor.

See also: Attitudes

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	levity - feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" playfulness, gaiety - a festive merry feeling solemnity, gravity - a solemn and dignified feeling
	2.	levity - a manner lacking seriousness frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible flippancy, light-mindedness - inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy" humorousness, jocoseness, merriness, jocosity - the trait of merry joking

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levity

noun light-heartedness, frivolity, silliness, triviality, fickleness, flippancy, giddiness, skittishness, facetiousness, flightiness, light-mindedness At the time, he had disapproved of such levity.
seriousness, gravity, solemnity, earnestness

Translations

levity [ˈlevɪtɪ] N (frm) (= frivolity) → ligereza f, frivolidad f

levity [ˈlɛvɪti] n → légèreté f

levity

n → Leichtfertigkeit f

levity [ˈlɛvɪtɪ] (frm) n (frivolity) → frivolezza; (flippancy) → leggerezza