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
Their clothing choices are weaponized in ways their husbands' never are – too expensive signals elitism, too casual suggests disrespect, too fashionable indicates frivolity, and too conservative betrays lack of independence.
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Gemma Allen, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Dallas Mavericks at Charlotte Hornets Sometimes the frivolities justify a quick tune-in.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gemma Allen, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Dallas Mavericks at Charlotte Hornets Sometimes the frivolities justify a quick tune-in.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolity
Noun
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Plunkett, so adept at channeling great pain through layers of gauzy lightness, reveals the depths of the character’s fear and avoidance when Ella asks if Joy will be present for her death.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The result is a robust overall runtime that nonetheless gives you a sense of lightness.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Trump and Vance, in one fell swoop, managed to embolden our adversaries (not just Russia — all of them watched this spectacle with glee) and alienate our staunch European allies.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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An emotional dela Fuente cried tears of joy while Ho and other Mills players jumped with glee at halfcourt.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Their levity made for a good fit with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which had established its wisecracking tone with Jon Favreau’s first Iron Man and developed it further with Joss Whedon’s Avengers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s a lot of levity here as well, to lighten the mood amid all the shootouts.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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SpaceX could afford its flippancy on X because the company has always operated with a fly-fast, fail-fast, fly-again metabolism.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Frivolity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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