English to French Meaning of levity - légèreté

Levity :

légèreté

noun

légèreté, vivacité, frivolité

Levity :: légèreté

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Definitions of levity in English

Noun(1) feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness(2) a manner lacking seriousness

Examples of levity in English

(1) By resisting the temptation to be weightily profound, the story succeeds in telling useful truths with a touch of levity .(2) That's why excessive laughter and misplaced levity can lead to immoral behavior.(3) His conflicted expression is suddenly interrupted by a flash of levity .(4) The levity was perfectly timed and dispelled the worries of the group.(5) There was, on occasion, a note of levity in police actions.(6) Each of those movies was scary, but with the right note of levity to keep them out of straight horror territory.(7) There is no excuse or reason for levity or humour on a day like yesterday.(8) Maybe it was too much levity given the subject matter.(9) Despite the undercurrent of levity , the activists were quite serious in their intent.(10) She may not even want levity or jokes or funny movies or perhaps even interaction with former friends.(11) as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop(12) When an awkward silence falls over the room, he tries to inject levity .(13) Although everyone seems to think yoga is serious business, there is room for levity .(14) Though labelled ├ö├ç├┐light comedy├ö├ç├û, no trace of levity could be detected anywhere in the festival.(15) We tried to offer readers lively coverage and bring some levity to some of the serious issues.(16) One difference, however, is the note of realism and levity that tempers every show.

(1) magnetic levitation ::

lévitation magnétique

Synonyms

Noun

2. high spirits ::

entrain

3. vivacity ::

vivacité

7. humor ::

humour

8. gaiety ::

gaieté

9. fun ::

amusement

11. hilarity ::

hilarité

12. frivolity ::

frivolité

13. amusement ::

amusement

14. mirth ::

gaieté

15. laughter ::

rire

16. merriment ::

gaieté

17. glee ::

joie

18. comedy ::

comédie

19. wit ::

esprit

21. jollity ::

jovialité

Antonyms

1. gravity ::

la gravité

2. solemnity ::

solennité

Different Forms

levity

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