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
Values are whatever drives us and can include family, faith or frivolity.
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Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 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
The Spurs and Pacers tip off from the French capital Thursday, a game steeped in both intrigue and frivolity.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Regional frivolities One of the best parts of League Pass browsing is catching the various idiosyncrasies of different local streams.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 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
The Spurs and Pacers tip off from the French capital Thursday, a game steeped in both intrigue and frivolity.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Regional frivolities One of the best parts of League Pass browsing is catching the various idiosyncrasies of different local streams.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolity
Noun
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Reliable comedic turns from Rick Hoffman's hapless Louis and Sarah Rafferty's fierce Donna brought a lightness to the show and rounded out the ensemble.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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The record will explore the question of magic in all of its unexpected manifestations, even the ones that aren’t typically described with the lightness of the world, like grief.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That glee in the face of pain may come back to haunt Trump.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her glee is deeper than that, and on this night, it was shared by scores of school faculty, administrators, students and alums, some in their 80s, who squeezed into crammed quarters for an up-close peek of the now merging with the future.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Showing these moments of levity was my way of honoring that.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Severance Season 2: All About the Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette Despite the show's darker themes and subject matters, Walken can find moments of levity between takes — and Turturro, 67, is a big help in that.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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