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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These right things include those huge 18-karat-gold teardrop earrings, whose lightness belies their size.Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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With a 42mm case, the watch is 40% lighter and 60% stronger than stainless steel, offering an ideal balance of strength and lightness.Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Her frequent, flirty, faux-bickering visits — more than two dozen over the show’s 11 years — were comic gold, with a nearly blushing David Letterman often barely able to contain his glee.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Only front-runner Chock, 60, the insurance executive from Wichita, Kansas, and no doubt Lawry's steakhouse platinum card member, has trouble hiding his glee at the removal of the main man obstacle.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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If not, read on for a guide to the very-online meme format that’s adding a necessary dose of levity to an increasingly tense election cycle.Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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But as the community has embarked on rebuilding and cleanup efforts, people like Gamble have also been coming together to help each other find moments of levity—like by celebrating Halloween.Chantelle Lee, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Light-headedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headedness. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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