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- , plural lev·i·ties. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
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LEVITY definition: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.
- English (US)
LEVITY meaning: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially...
- Znaczenie Levity, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
LEVITY definicja: 1. humour or lack of seriousness,...
- Traditional
LEVITY translate: 消遣;輕率. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Levity in Simplified Chinese
LEVITY translate: 消遣;轻率. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Levity definition: lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.. See examples of LEVITY used in a sentence.
LEVITY meaning: 1. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: 2. humor or lack of…. Learn more.
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.
Today levity refers only to lightness in manner. To stern believers of some religious faiths, levity is often regarded as almost sinful. But the word, like its synonym frivolity, now has an old-fashioned ring to it and is usually used only half-seriously.
Levity is behaviour that shows a tendency to treat serious matters in a non-serious way.
Levity definition: Humor, merriment, or a lack of seriousness, especially when inappropriate.