levity (Meaning)
levity (n)
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
a manner lacking seriousness
levity (n.)
The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance; buoyancy; -- opposed to gravity.
Lack of gravity and earnestness in deportment or character; trifling gayety; frivolity; sportiveness; vanity.
Lack of steadiness or constancy; disposition to change; fickleness; volatility.
Synonyms & Antonyms of levity
levity Sentence Examples
- The room filled with a palpable sense of levity as the laughter of children echoed through the air.
- The speaker's casual remarks betrayed a surprising lack of levity on the serious topic.
- With a touch of levity, the teacher used humor to lighten the mood of the tense classroom.
- Despite the imminent danger, the soldier maintained an astonishing levity that kept his comrades' spirits up.
- The carefree attitude of the young hikers belied the strenuous nature of the terrain they were traversing.
- The politician's jokes and anecdotes were a deliberate attempt to inject levity into the otherwise solemn occasion.
- The levity of the conversation belied the profound emotions that lay beneath the surface.
- A dash of levity can be a welcome respite from the weighty matters of life.
- The breezy and casual tone of the email attempted to mask the underlying seriousness of its contents.
- The author's use of satire and irony provided a biting levity to the otherwise depressing narrative.
FAQs About the word levity
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness, a manner lacking seriousnessThe quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, es
glee,lightness, frivolity, silliness, cheerfulness, cheer, hilarity, flightiness, facetiousness, frothiness
earnestness,seriousness, soberness, soberness, seriousness, gravity, solemnity, earnestness, solemnity, gravity
The room filled with a palpable sense of levity as the laughter of children echoed through the air.
The speaker's casual remarks betrayed a surprising lack of levity on the serious topic.
With a touch of levity, the teacher used humor to lighten the mood of the tense classroom.
Despite the imminent danger, the soldier maintained an astonishing levity that kept his comrades' spirits up.
