as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
try to restrain your natural frothiness at least for the duration of the lecture
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Recent Examples of frothiness
And there are ongoing concerns of an overvalued market, given the frothiness in AI valuations.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
To be sure, many market onlookers are starting to sound alarms about the frothiness of the market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The frothiness, the thinner consistency and the creamy flavor profile combined to form the perfect drink for me on a hot August day at the fair.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
To be sure, many market onlookers are starting to sound alarms about the frothiness of the market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The frothiness, the thinner consistency and the creamy flavor profile combined to form the perfect drink for me on a hot August day at the fair.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothiness
Noun
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There’s a lightness to it in that respect.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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New York with aplomb, expressing glee about the network being able to keep the project a secret.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Laptop twee tries to pretend those simpler times are accessible, which makes for exaggerated, juvenile glee—a dishonest document of 2026, but a wildly appealing one.—
Samuel Hyland,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lastly, yellow tulips symbolize cheerfulness, happiness, and optimism.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Time to stop the silliness with the opener and start him.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Levy and Taylor Ortega play disorganized siblings who get thrust into the world of organized crime, a departure from the world of Schitt’s Creek, but still maintains the silliness and fun of a Dan Levy show.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Though dramatic at its core, this revival infuses a levity and sarcasm that alleviate much of its heaviness.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That frivolity supplied a lesson.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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Reality television has always insisted on its own frivolity.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Frothiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothiness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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