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
This grand vision opposes fanboy frivolity, which is the basis of Gunn’s commercialized version.
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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
Both the script and the production, co-directed by Michael Hogan and Keely Baisden Knudsen, have trouble finding a fluid path from the fun and frivolity to the heartbreak and breakdowns.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Courage is good, but so is sensitivity; seriousness is good, but so is frivolity; rationality is good, but so is imagination.
—Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
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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
Both the script and the production, co-directed by Michael Hogan and Keely Baisden Knudsen, have trouble finding a fluid path from the fun and frivolity to the heartbreak and breakdowns.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Courage is good, but so is sensitivity; seriousness is good, but so is frivolity; rationality is good, but so is imagination.
—Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolity
Noun
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Its floor-to-ceiling glass is dark and foreboding and clashes with the lightness of the timber columns and ceilings that can be seen from the street.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Hughes suggests a dusty pink or light beige to lift and soften the richness of the floor, while Alonso notes that cooler neutrals can offer a nice contrast, adding some lightness to the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
Noun
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John Redcorn conveniently enters with an attractive business proposition: John Redcorn's Red Corn, which the entirety of Rainey Street devours with glee.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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There was a kind of trickster’s glee in his expression.—
Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Lexx certainly wasn't short on levity, with gags ranging from the satirical (a former intergalactic cannibal becoming the Pope) to the reassuringly low-brow (the Lexx's insectoid food pipes spattering a mysterious fluid onto Stan's plate).—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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As it’s become part of the Foundation formula, part of how the script achieves this is by balancing the heavy-handed world-building with both levity and grand spectacle.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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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But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Frivolity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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