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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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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as in insubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of frothiness
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
But its first season made for a frothy watch, especially thanks to charming turns from performers like Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, and Christina Hendricks.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Starbucks is offering free cold foam with its cold drinks from May 7 to May 11
The coffee chain is also adding a new flavor: Brown Sugar Cream Cold Foam
The spring menu features two limited-time cold foams, Lavender Cream and Cherry Cream
Starbucks cold foam fans are in for a frothy treat.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
More than 300 years later, relationship-advice columns are still often dismissed as frothy features of women’s magazines.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
Take her frothy blue Chanel couture princess gown, or her golden sequined Valentino gown with a plunging neckline.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
But its first season made for a frothy watch, especially thanks to charming turns from performers like Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, and Christina Hendricks.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Starbucks is offering free cold foam with its cold drinks from May 7 to May 11
The coffee chain is also adding a new flavor: Brown Sugar Cream Cold Foam
The spring menu features two limited-time cold foams, Lavender Cream and Cherry Cream
Starbucks cold foam fans are in for a frothy treat.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
More than 300 years later, relationship-advice columns are still often dismissed as frothy features of women’s magazines.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothiness
Noun
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However, there’s slightly more lightness to the film than their previous collaborations.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The best from Bordeaux 2024 will be remembered for lightness, delicacy and aromatic beauty.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Fred looked, well, a little goofy and the explosion wasn't nearly as impressive.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Primus specialize in bass-heavy, off-kilter rock with a goofy sense of humor.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump and Musk are truly onions made of glass: shiny orbs of one insubstantial layer over another, with nothing in the center, liable to be shattered under the slightest pressure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nineteen is certainly a lot lower than 42, but, um, 19 over the course of 94 episodes of television is not exactly and insubstantial amount.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fines and any restriction or suspension of the driver’s license aren’t going to be met with glee by the driver, either.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Some Yankees were upset during the offseason, feeling the Dodgers took too much glee and rubbed it in about the Yankees’ metdown in the fifth inning of Game 5.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Their plastic exterior and foamy plastic insulation does not have the best track record for the earth or the health of those who manufacture it.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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No matter your choice of pod, the coffee is rich and flavorful with a layer of foamy crema on top.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Castillo’s short novel is a giddy character study of an unpleasant young male type.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Attendees had the chance to film themselves posing against the canola field backdrop from When Life Gives You Tangerines or jumping high into the air like a giddy Thanos with the aid of a Squid Game trampoline.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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“Frothiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothiness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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