Levity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

a manner lacking seriousness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛvɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛvɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leichtfertigkeit

Gefühl eines unangemessenen Mangels an Ernsthaftigkeit

🇫🇷French

légèreté

ressentir un manque de sérieux inapproprié

🇪🇸Spanish

ligereza

sentir una falta de seriedad inapropiada

🇮🇹Italian

leggerezza

sentire un’inappropriata mancanza di serietà

🇳🇱Dutch

lichtzinnigheid

een ongepast gebrek aan ernst voelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

leviandade

sentindo uma falta inadequada de seriedade

🇷🇺Russian

легкомыслие

чувство неуместной несерьезности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिछोरापन

गंभीरता की अनुचित कमी महसूस करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছৃঙ্খলতা

গাম্ভীর্যের অনুপযুক্ত অভাব অনুভব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்பத்தனம்

தீவிரத்தன்மையின் பொருத்தமற்ற பற்றாக்குறையை உணர்கிறேன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్పత్వం

సీరియస్‌నెస్‌లో తగని లోపాన్ని అనుభవించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

गांभीर्याचा अयोग्य अभाव जाणवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિવિટી

ગંભીરતાનો અયોગ્ય અભાવ અનુભવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆವಿಟಿ

ಗಂಭೀರತೆಯ ಅನುಚಿತ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സാരത

അനുചിതമായ ഗൗരവമില്ലായ്മ അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੀਵਤਾ

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਕਮੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لیوٹی

سنجیدگی کی غیر مناسب کمی محسوس کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻浮

感觉不恰当的缺乏严肃性

🇯🇵Japanese

軽快さ

不適切な真剣さの欠如を感じる

🇰🇷Korean

경솔

심각성이 부적절하게 부족한 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhẹ nhàng

cảm thấy thiếu nghiêm túc một cách không phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ความคล่องตัว

รู้สึกขาดความจริงจังอย่างไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesembronoan

merasakan kurangnya keseriusan yang tidak pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

kabastusan

pakiramdam ng hindi nararapat na kakulangan ng kaseryosohan

🇲🇾Malay

kesembronoan

merasakan kekurangan kesungguhan yang tidak wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفة الحركة

الشعور بنقص غير مناسب في الجدية

🇮🇷Persian

ساده لوحی

احساس عدم جدیت نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

hafiflik

Uygunsuz bir ciddiyet eksikliği hissetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַלוּת רֹאשׁ

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The primary meaning of 'levity' is 'feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness'.

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Using 'levity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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