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Definition of frivolity in English: frivolitynoun frɪˈvɒlɪtifrəˈvɑlədi mass nounLack of seriousness; light-heartedness. a night of fun and frivolity count noun they concerned themselves almost entirely with frivolities Example sentencesExamples - This exhibit features furniture, fashion, function, and frivolity.
- Indeed, it would be an outrageous piece of moral frivolity.
- Some reporters who covered this story described it in tones of frivolity and amusement.
- The complacent frivolity of its lavish mosaics suggests that the declining Roman empire had no apprehensions of imminent fall.
- The complaints aren't about the tone, the frivolity, or the joking references to pop culture.
Synonyms light-heartedness, levity, joking, jocularity, gaiety, fun, frivolousness, silliness, foolishness, zaniness, giddiness, flightiness, skittishness flippancy, facetiousness, inanity, superficiality, shallowness, vacuity, empty-headedness informal dizziness, dippiness British informal daftness North American informal ditziness
Rhymesequality, jollity, polity, quality Definition of frivolity in US English: frivolitynounfrəˈvälədēfrəˈvɑlədi Lack of seriousness; lightheartedness. a night of fun and frivolity Example sentencesExamples - The complacent frivolity of its lavish mosaics suggests that the declining Roman empire had no apprehensions of imminent fall.
- Some reporters who covered this story described it in tones of frivolity and amusement.
- This exhibit features furniture, fashion, function, and frivolity.
- The complaints aren't about the tone, the frivolity, or the joking references to pop culture.
- Indeed, it would be an outrageous piece of moral frivolity.
Synonyms light-heartedness, levity, joking, jocularity, gaiety, fun, frivolousness, silliness, foolishness, zaniness, giddiness, flightiness, skittishness |