as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
the boys were scolded for joking during the funeral service, which was hardly the time for frivolity
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Recent Examples of frivolity
So often, there's a silliness or frivolity associated with it.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
That moment of frivolity aside, everyone involved in Nest of Singing Birds knows how fragile their music eco-system is now.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
One was the dot-com collapse, which flattened the bubbly frivolity of early e-commerce.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Values are whatever drives us and can include family, faith or frivolity.
—Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
That moment of frivolity aside, everyone involved in Nest of Singing Birds knows how fragile their music eco-system is now.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
One was the dot-com collapse, which flattened the bubbly frivolity of early e-commerce.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Values are whatever drives us and can include family, faith or frivolity.
—Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frivolity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolity
Noun
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Chardonnay gives freshness, lightness, and complexity.—
Per and Britt Karlsson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Chloé captures a balance of natural femininity, sensuality, and lightness, harmonized with independence and freedom.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Achieving that would bring not just sporting glee but could also solve many of their financial problems, with the tournament’s new format providing clubs with even more wealth.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Democrats were generally hiding any glee over their fortune, but some acknowledged the shifting winds.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Applause for veteran attorney In a rare moment of levity at the end of the arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts recognized Kneedler for arguing before the high court 160 times.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Favoring levity here, the broadly comic supporting performances work best for me, especially Callow, whose Crispin exists in a far wackier and wilder series, and David Haig as the Metropolitan’s artistic director, who has early hilarious moments and definitely gets let down in the season’s climax.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lamar's flippancy was fairly subtle.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Frivolity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolity. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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