frivolity
noun
fri·vol·i·ty
fri-ˈvä-lə-tē 
plural frivolities
1
: the quality or state of being frivolous
He has no patience for frivolity.
2
: a frivolous act or thing
He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.
Synonyms
Examples of frivolity in a Sentence
He has no patience for frivolity.
He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.
Recent Examples on the Web
Especially a talented and sporadically high-minded one, such as Truman Capote, who saw no particular contradiction between greatness and frivolity and who moved with bewildering ease between registers (and ethical codes) that others might struggle to reconcile.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Despite the threats posed by cold weather, there still was room for frivolity.
—Carolyn Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2024
The Ravens can afford to worry about such frivolities now, having decimated Miami 56-19 on Sunday to wrap up the AFC North title and the top seed in the conference.
—Noah Trister, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
The holidays are a time of frivolity, general business, and celebration—most of which comes with cocktails.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023
In Life During Wartime, Todd Solondz's loose sequel to cult downer Happiness, Reubens subverts the childish frivolity of Pee-wee to embody someone infinitely less charming: an actual man-child.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023
The 20-something years are often portrayed as a period of frivolity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
The great-looking character style of the first has been further refined, filling this imaginary world with appealing faces and intricate plumage, color bursting and completely in sync with the eye-popping frivolity going on, most of it seen from a bird’s eye view.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
All of the joy, spontaneity, and frivolity that happens in a live setting?
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Despite the threats posed by cold weather, there still was room for frivolity.
—Carolyn Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2024
The Ravens can afford to worry about such frivolities now, having decimated Miami 56-19 on Sunday to wrap up the AFC North title and the top seed in the conference.
—Noah Trister, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
The holidays are a time of frivolity, general business, and celebration—most of which comes with cocktails.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023
In Life During Wartime, Todd Solondz's loose sequel to cult downer Happiness, Reubens subverts the childish frivolity of Pee-wee to embody someone infinitely less charming: an actual man-child.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023
The 20-something years are often portrayed as a period of frivolity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
The great-looking character style of the first has been further refined, filling this imaginary world with appealing faces and intricate plumage, color bursting and completely in sync with the eye-popping frivolity going on, most of it seen from a bird’s eye view.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
All of the joy, spontaneity, and frivolity that happens in a live setting?
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Frivolity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frivolity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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frivolity
noun
fri·vol·i·ty
friv-ˈäl-ət-ē
plural frivolities
1
: the quality or state of being frivolous
2
: a frivolous act or thing
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