Definition of LEVITATION

levitation

Plural: levitations

Noun

  • the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
  • movement upward in virtue of lightness
  • the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
  • The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind
  • The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism

Origin / Etymology

From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.

Antonyms

gravitation

Scrabble Score: 13

levitation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
levitation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
levitation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

levitation: valid Words With Friends Word