Antonyms for levity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lev-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ɪ ti

Definition of levity

Origin : "want of seriousness, frivolity," 1560s, from Latin levitatem (nominative levitas) "lightness, frivolity," from levis "light" in weight (see lever) + -ity.

noun funniness, silliness

Example sentences :

Kitty should not have smiled, but she did; she should have rebuked his levity, but she didn't.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

The dismay and the scorn of Mr Verloc found vent in an attempt at levity.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

For the Assistant Commissioner was not constitutionally inclined to levity.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

How sad that the word "giddy" is used to imply wantonness or levity!
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

And I must strongly object to the spirit of levity which I find in your paper.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870 » by Various

She could not away with the freedom of society, and the levity of mirth.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Love, which is the essence of God, is not for levity, but for the total worth of man.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'll not have this levity and slackness, and talk about pictures and churches.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

But politics rest on necessary foundations, and cannot be treated with levity.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

But Sunny passed over his levity and seized upon his suggestion.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for levity

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