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   lev·i·ty

   /ˈlevədē/

   noun

   • 1. humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect: "as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop" Similar light-heartednesscarefreenesslight-mindednesshigh spiritsvivacitylivelinessconvivialitycheerfulnesscheerinesshumorgaietyfunjocularityhilarityfrivolityfrivolousnessamusementmirthlaughtermerrimentgleecomedyfunninesswitwittinessjollityjovialityjokingdrollerygood cheersportivenessnonsenseirreverencefacetiousnessflippancyblithenesstrivialitysillinessfoolishnesschildishnessgiddinessskittishnessOpposite seriousnessgravity

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin levitas, from levis ‘light’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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