Synonyms for levity
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : lev-i-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for levity Other synonyms for the word levity
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for levity
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