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
One was the dot-com collapse, which flattened the bubbly frivolity of early e-commerce.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolity
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Some meet the characteristics frequently associated with Irish whiskey—lightness, smoothness, a fruity profile—and others are more expressive, and even a little smokey.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sitting out on her sunny pool deck in an oversized sweater, frayed jeans and slippers with minimal makeup, Moore exudes lightness and positivity.—
Mara Reinstein,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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The specifics of Musk’s climb down remain to be seen, but the fact that chatter about it is being received with such glee among Hill Republicans may be the validation that moves Trump to a hard yes on Musk’s shift. Make sense of what matters in Washington.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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To investors’ glee, Trump even managed to mention doling out carve-outs.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Moments of levity may help Grozev cope with the ongoing threat to his life.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Boll, who’s at least good at injecting levity into his movies, struggled to find the humor in this rough outing. 47.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2025.
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