FRIVOLITY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

frivolity

noun

fri-ˈvä-lə-tē

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 Their needs are too great to waste any more time on frivolities such as sales-tax breaks on gun sales or concert tickets or the governor’s never-ending fixation on drag queens. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 The media’s historical focus on higher-profile candidates and outsiders may reflect not press frivolity but rather genuine shifts in voter sentiment during periods of discontent with conventional politicians and established governance approaches. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026 Sending up the no-stakes frivolity of progressive Reform Judaism, characters played by Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant get some insight-free chuckles. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frivolity

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Noun

Are laughter and lightness merely opiates, or tools of the revolution, or both, or neither?

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Even before the Elite Eight tipped off, Auriemma said the Huskies were operating with a lightness he’s rarely ever seen in 41 seasons at the helm of the program.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026