"levity" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-levity.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-levity.wav Forms: levities [plural]
  1. Légèreté (de manières) ; nonchalance ; manque de sérieux. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-levity-en-noun-3eI7lcJ~ Categories (other): Noms indénombrables en anglais
  2. Instabilité. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-levity-en-noun-gzAju4cO Categories (other): Noms indénombrables en anglais
  3. Flottabilité, légèreté. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-levity-en-noun-2kRqX5WA Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Noms indénombrables en anglais
  4. Frivolité ; acte frivole. Tags: countable
    Sense id: fr-levity-en-noun-rKG-AYQO Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Noms dénombrables en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Flottabilité, légèreté): buoyancy Synonyms (Frivolité): frivolité Synonyms (Instabilité): instability Synonyms (Légèreté de manières): lightness, thoughtlessness, airiness, flippancy

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Légèreté de manières",
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