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Recent Examples of frivolity And to be brought here to discover the one-night-only production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, directed by Rob Ashford for the Tangiers Charity Plays—as well as all manner of attendant frivolities—is the icing on the cake. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 18 July 2025 This grand vision opposes fanboy frivolity, which is the basis of Gunn’s commercialized version. Armond White, National Review, 11 July 2025 There was fun and frivolity — and, at times, even a little shade. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 July 2025 Doris is practical, independent, and has no time for frivolities — and she’s passed those qualities onto her daughter Susan (Natalie Wood). Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for frivolity
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Noun
  • The unique construction of the YH-C3000 strikes a balance between lightness, rigidity and internal damping.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Olga Tokarczuk also has this lightness to her.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What really makes Dog Man special, though, is how Pilkey’s trademark mix of absurd silliness and surprising sincerity shines through.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • People had never seen that kind of silliness.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What followed was, fittingly, pure glee.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That feeling of getting glee from seeing other people get their comeuppance.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With global tensions running high, TIFF audiences appeared especially receptive to films embracing levity and escapism.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The hour, despite those brief moments of levity, is particularly dark and gritty.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For a certain generation, the truth doesn’t really matter less than the myth itself: a legendary rock star treating the world’s most luxurious car with such flippancy on his way to dying too young.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But the current moment, typified by stars like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX, tends to be about showcasing one’s sexuality ironically, or with an acid flippancy, or from behind a mask, or with a certain cool stance of meta control.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 June 2025

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“Frivolity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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