unseriousness

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Noun
  • Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the unironic, light-hearted rom-com has been replaced with cynicism and flippancy.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Let effort speak louder than frivolousness.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Miuccia Prada transformed the brand into a fashion juggernaut, turning the infamous ugly chic aesthetic into must-have or must-emulate looks and accessories that bring intellectual heft to runway fashion — a theme of the original movie, which offered a peek beyond fashion-world frivolity.
    Colleen Barry, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Miuccia Prada transformed the brand into a fashion juggernaut, turning the infamous ugly chic aesthetic into must-have or must-emulate looks and accessories that bring intellectual heft to runway fashion — a theme of the original movie, which offered a peek beyond fashion-world frivolity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Hundreds of fans commented on social media, either expressing concern or responding with lightheartedness.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In Heidi Caillier’s take on this Berkeley craftsman, the chair creates dimension and personality—with special thanks to its bespoke cushion—in a dark corner that needs levity to feel lived-in rather than meticulously designed.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In a rollicking monologue, Fry described all opera as comedy, tragedy merely being the result of idiotic egos incapable of levity.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It’s been variously associated with phone addiction, disinformation, and zombie-like hyper-superficiality.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Accusations of superficiality run rampant.
    Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The structure brings visitors below ground, from lightness to darkness, with sounds slowly dissipating.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • The process is long and excruciating, said Oceguera, but they’re just left with the essence of pineapple and coconut that’s carbonated a little for lightness on your tongue.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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