Synonyms of frivolity

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lightness
• silliness
• glee
• cheerfulness
• levity
• frivolousness
• flippancy
• facetiousness
• festivity
• mirth
• cheer
• flightiness
• merriment
• childishness
• hilarity
• joviality
• lightheartedness
• frothiness
• goofiness
• gaiety
• light-headedness
• mirthfulness
• light-mindedness
• gleefulness
• puerility
• high-spiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• earnestness
• solemnity
• gravity
• soberness
• sadness
• melancholy
• unhappiness
• gloom
• depression
• solemnness
• dejection
• sullenness
• moroseness
• despondency
• gloominess
• joylessness
• heartsickness
• mopes
• downheartedness
• dispiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frivolity

There is much fun and frivolity at the Witch and Culture Festival, but the event also acknowledges some distressing real-life history that goes along with being (or being suspected of being) a witch in Connecticut. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Photographer Phil Oh captures the drama and frivolity in Paris as designers present their latest couture collections. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 7 July 2026

Dying was such a momentous thing to do, and while Matthew, their dear friend, their cousin-brother, had been off doing it, the women had occupied themselves with such frivolities as cleaning and heat. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026