levities
Bouts of silliness
Levities is the plural of levity—instances of lightness, humor, or lack of seriousness.
The word appears when someone catalogs multiple moments of frivolity or inappropriate cheerfulness: The judge cautioned against further levities in the courtroom.
Rarely used; levity itself already covers most contexts.
Playful, capricious quality
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
frolic · tomfoolery · escapism · flippancy · triviality · lark · dalliance · skylarking
Clever, inventive humor
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- satireMockery exposing vice
parody · irony · quips · drollery · facetiousness · repartee · jesting · witticism
Fluid's upward resistance
- airinessLightness and openness
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- floatinessWeightless, drifting quality
- etherealnessDelicate, heavenly quality
effervescence · delicacy · frothiness · fluffiness · insubstantiality · featheriness · nimbleness · breeziness
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
giddiness · frolic · tomfoolery · escapism · flippancy · triviality · lark · dalliance · skylarking · trifling
wit
Clever, inventive humor
satire · parody · irony · quips · drollery · facetiousness · repartee · jesting · witticism · wisecrack
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- airinessLightness and openness
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- floatinessWeightless, drifting quality
etherealness · effervescence · delicacy · frothiness · fluffiness · insubstantiality · featheriness · nimbleness · breeziness · sprightliness
levitiesgravities
Attractive forces between masses
solemnities · seriousness · graveness · earnestness · sobriety
levitiesmelancholies
States of deep sadness
sorrows · heaviness · glumness · sadnesses · mournfulness
relief, relieve, elevated, elevator, elevate, elevation, lightness, alleviate, levity