frivolity

fri·vol·i·ty

noun \fri-ˈvä-lə-tē\

plural fri·vol·i·ties

Definition of FRIVOLITY

1

: the quality or state of being frivolous

2

: a frivolous act or thing

Examples of FRIVOLITY

1. He has no patience for frivolity.
2. He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.

First Known Use of FRIVOLITY

1764

Related to FRIVOLITY

Synonyms: facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolousness, frothiness, levity, light-headedness, light-mindedness, lightness, silliness

Antonyms: earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness

Related Words: cheer, cheerfulness, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, high-spiritedness, hilarity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness; childishness, goofiness, puerility

Near Antonyms: dejection, depression, despondency, dispiritedness, downheartedness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, mopes, moroseness, sadness, sullenness, unhappiness

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Rhymes with FRIVOLITY

equality