noun
- instances of lack of appropriate seriousness or respect; frivolous behavior or attitudes
Usage: plural of levity
Examples
- The teacher disapproved of the students’ levities during the memorial service.
- His constant levities made it difficult for colleagues to take him seriously.
- The funeral director asked mourners to avoid any levities during the ceremony.
- Such levities are inappropriate in a courtroom setting.
- The principal addressed the levities that had been disrupting classes.
- Her levities, while amusing at parties, seemed out of place at work.