frivolousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolousness
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
  • The late Tom Wolfe, rubbing his hands with glee and spilling lemonade on his white suit, would be delighted that tradition has now taken its revenge on stuffy Bauhaus Europeanism, and maybe rightly so.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Or wait, is that an actual expression of glee?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 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
  • For the forgiving, these simulcasts have insights and frivolities each Monday.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This May the Eleventh Circuit denied him relief from a $25,000 Tax Court frivolity penalty.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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
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“Frivolousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolousness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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