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lev·ity (levi tē)

noun pl. levities -·ties

  1. Rare lightness of weight; buoyancy
  2. lightness or gaiety of disposition, conduct, or speech; esp., improper or unbecoming gaiety or flippancy; lack of seriousness; frivolity
  3. fickleness; instability

Etymology: OFr levité < L levitas < levis, light

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