levity

1. (uncountable, usually) A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) A lack of steadiness.
3. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.
4. (countable, usually) A lighthearted or frivolous act.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/

Etymology

Coined in 1564, from Latin levitās (“lightness, frivolity”), from levis (“lightness (in weight)”). Cognate to lever, and more distantly, light.

Synonyms

lightness

frivolity

flippancy

weakmindedness

flimsiness

light-headedness

light-mindedness

resilience

slightness

thoughtlessness

volatileness

airiness

pickup

recreation

giddiness

headlessness

indulgence

empty show

triviality

frivolousness

perkiness

Translations

légèreté

levedad

Leichtsinn

ελαφρότητα

leggerezza

ελευθεροστομία

hafiflik

hoppalık

levità

frivolidad

Leichtfertigkeit

düşüncesizlik

Leichtsinnigkeit

frivolité

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