Levity Definition

lĕvĭ-tē
levities
noun
levities
Lightness or gaiety of disposition, conduct, or speech; esp., improper or unbecoming gaiety or flippancy; lack of seriousness; frivolity.
Webster's New World
Inconstancy; changeableness.
American Heritage
Lightness of weight; buoyancy.
Webster's New World
Fickleness; instability.
Webster's New World
The definition of levity is silly or light speech or behavior, usually at an inappropriate time.
An example of levity is someone is being disrespectful to a police officer after being arrested.
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Other Word Forms of Levity

Noun

Singular:
levity
Plural:
levities

Origin of Levity

  • Coined in 1564, from Latin levitas (“lightness, frivolity"), from levis (“lightness (in weight)").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin levitās from levis light legwh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Cognate to lever.

    From Wiktionary

Levity Sentence Examples

  • Maybe a little levity would help.

  • Here her unrestrainable high spirits and levity gave great offence to the citizens.

  • Then he added, with an unsuccessful attempt at levity, "Doesn't this prove I'm looking at our marriage as a long term relationship?"

  • She smiled up at him, feeling a sudden need for levity.

  • Many are of opinion that flight is a mere matter of levity and power.

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Words Starting With

LLELEV

Words Ending With

YTYITY

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Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

Starts With L & Ends With YStarts With LE & Ends With YStarts With L & Ends With TY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With Y