- LEVITY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Levity originally was thought to be a physical force exactly like gravity but pulling in the opposite direction, like the helium in a balloon As recently as the 19th century, scientists were still arguing about its existence Today levity refers only to lightness in manner
- LEVITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Add to word list amusement or lack of seriousness: a moment of levity (Definition of levity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Levity - definition of levity by The Free Dictionary
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
- LEVITY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Levity definition: lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness See examples of LEVITY used in a sentence
- levity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of levity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary behaviour that shows a lack of respect for something serious and that treats it with humour synonym frivolity The joke provided a moment of levity in an otherwise dreary meeting
- LEVITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Levity is behaviour that shows a tendency to treat serious matters in a non-serious way
- levity - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Cognate to lever, and more distantly, light levity (usually uncountable, plural levities) A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters (obsolete) A lack of steadiness
- Levity Definition Meaning | YourDictionary
Levity definition: Humor, merriment, or a lack of seriousness, especially when inappropriate
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