as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies
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Recent Examples of levity
Cromwell’s middle-aged regrets build poignantly, while brisker pacing and some levity—Cromwell is widowed, and various courtiers take it upon themselves to play matchmaker—lend the proceedings a teeming liveliness.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Feedback will help you fine-tune the balance between levity and substance.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Owner Reagan Carter, 21, a Penn State ag grad, turned part of her family's farm into an agritourism destination three years ago after spotting the trend online — selling a dose of pandemic-era levity and a peek into farm life.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
There are also moments of levity, with music, dancing and games of table tennis.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Feedback will help you fine-tune the balance between levity and substance.
—Paul Boross Mbe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Owner Reagan Carter, 21, a Penn State ag grad, turned part of her family's farm into an agritourism destination three years ago after spotting the trend online — selling a dose of pandemic-era levity and a peek into farm life.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
There are also moments of levity, with music, dancing and games of table tennis.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levity
Noun
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Its lightness and delicate botanicals align with the season’s theme of renewal and freshness.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Its lightness and delicate botanicals align with the season’s theme of renewal and freshness.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another way of positioning this reaction is as an example of schadenfreude, a term used to explain taking glee in someone’s suffering—and that’s a key reason to explaining why some people are reacting to the stock market dip in this way.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s causing this mockery and glee at misfortune?—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Levity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levity. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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