as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
teenagers, with all of their usual light-headedness, are not the best audience for this serious play
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Noun
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Not far from Khao Yai National Park, Yellow Submarine Coffee Tank is one of the few examples of brutalist architecture in the area that has a lightness exuding an almost Japanese-like zen.—
Lane Nieset,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025 -
The collections hinged on high-tech fabric solutions which enhanced features such as lightness, stretchability, softness and comfort.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That glee in the face of pain may come back to haunt Trump.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her glee is deeper than that, and on this night, it was shared by scores of school faculty, administrators, students and alums, some in their 80s, who squeezed into crammed quarters for an up-close peek of the now merging with the future.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As an air sign, the feather is a perfect symbol of your levity and lightness, adding just the right amount of tease and tension to the moment.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
12 Feb. 2025
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Joel Kim Booster just wants to make people laugh — and if anyone could use a moment of levity right now, its film and TV writers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Light-headedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headedness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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