levity
noun
[ ˈlɛvɪti ]
• the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect.
• "as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop"
Similar:
light-heartedness,
carefreeness,
light-mindedness,
high spirits,
vivacity,
liveliness,
conviviality,
cheerfulness,
cheeriness,
humour,
gaiety,
fun,
jocularity,
hilarity,
frivolity,
frivolousness,
amusement,
mirth,
laughter,
merriment,
glee,
comedy,
funniness,
wit,
wittiness,
jollity,
joviality,
joking,
drollery,
good cheer,
sportiveness,
nonsense,
irreverence,
facetiousness,
flippancy,
blitheness,
triviality,
silliness,
foolishness,
childishness,
giddiness,
skittishness,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin levitas, from levis ‘light’.
