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 Much of Fleming’s delightful frivolity can be seen in their mishmashed resume. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026 Comedies are often the also-rans; everyone wants to be taken seriously, and comedies—even the greatest of them, by the likes of Hawks, Preston Sturges, or Billy Wilder—are frequently treated as a frivolity. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 Credit cards are not tools of frivolity. —

Matthew Kandrach, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Anya’s friends were the ones headed for the East Coast, some even to Ivy League schools, eager to leave behind the frivolity of Los Angeles. —

Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frivolity

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Noun

Known for creating minimal spaces using futuristic textures such as aluminum, the store continues Yoshioka’s obsession with creating a sense of lightness within the retail environment.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Nguyen tenderly captures the lightness, freedom and exhilaration of being in water and reigning over the waves, rules of gravity be damned.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 13 May 2026