"levity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Englisch]

IPA: ˈlevətɪ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-levity.wav Forms: the levity [singular], the levities [plural]
Etymology: belegt seit Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts; abgeleitet von dem lateinischen Substantiv levitās, levitāt- ^(→ la) „die Leichtigkeit“, dies von dem Adjektiv levis ^(→ la) „leicht“
  1. Leichtfertigkeit, Ungezwungenheit, Frivolität
    Sense id: de-levity-en-noun-1iv4muFQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: buoyancy, facetiousness, fickleness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, giddiness, inconstancy, volatility Translations (sdÜ): Leichtfertigkeit [feminine] (Deutsch), Ungezwungenheit [feminine] (Deutsch), Frivolität [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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