Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - levity
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Levity is behaviour that shows a tendency to treat serious matters in a non-serious way. (LITERARY) At the time, Arnold had disapproved of such levity. = frivolity N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin levitat-, levitas, from levis light in weight — more at light Date: 1564 1. excessive or unseemly frivolity 2. lack of steadiness ; changeableness ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 lack of serious thought, frivolity, unbecoming jocularity. 2 inconstancy. 3 undignified behaviour. 4 archaic lightness of weight. Etymology: L levitas f. levis light ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1564, from L. levitas (gen. levitatis) "lightness, frivolity," from levis "light" (in weight). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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