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单词 frivolity
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Definition of frivolity in English:

frivolity

noun frɪˈvɒlɪtifrəˈvɑlədi
mass noun
  • Lack 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

Rhymes

equality, jollity, polity, quality

Definition of frivolity in US English:

frivolity

nounfrəˈvälədēfrəˈvɑlədi
  • 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
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