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      • levity noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈlev.ə.ti / us / ˈlev.ə.t̬i / Add to word list humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings
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  2. LEVITY definition: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.

  3. Levity definition: lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.. See examples of LEVITY used in a sentence.

  4. 1. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. 2. an instance or exhibition of this. 3. fickleness. 4. lightness in weight. SYNONYMS 1, 2. frivolity, flippancy, triviality, giddiness.

  5. The meaning of LEVITY is excessive or unseemly frivolity. How to use levity in a sentence. Levity Was Once a Scientific Term

  6. lev·i·ty. (lĕv′ĭ-tē) n. pl. lev·i·ties. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. LEVITY meaning: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.

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