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frivolity

[fri-vol-i-tee] / frɪˈvɒl ɪ ti /


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Mixing humour and politics - a tactic social scientists call "tactical frivolity" - is not new.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Meanwhile, fashion—that is, clothing that changes for the sake of change—became associated with frivolity and femininity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It’s been a tough morning on all of us, her supervisor sighs, “and I thought a little frivolity would be just what the doctor ordered.”

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

But if Gannett goes the way of Disney and settles this, the frivolity will only deepen.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2024

Suddenly, Dedd feels foolish, caught in her frivolity as if she were a kitten knotted in yam.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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