Definitions

frivolity

[fri-vol-i-tee] / frɪˈvɒl ɪ ti /

NOUN

silliness, childishness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

levity

STRONG

flightiness flippancy flirting flummery folly frippery frivolousness fun gaiety game giddiness jest lightheartedness lightness nonsense play puerility shallowness sport superficiality toying trifling triviality volatility whimsicality whimsy

WEAK

coquetting dallying fribble

Antonyms

STRONG

sadness seriousness understanding work

WEAK

sensibility wiseness

Example Sentences

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Frivolity only gets a team so far, though.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Frivolity and frills surely have their place, and sometimes we need a break from the daily assault of bad news.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021

Frivolity and artifice would have to await the 1950s to stage their wholesale comeback.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2018

Make the Moment returned $4.50 and $2.70 while Frivolity paid $2.80 to show.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2014

Sabina, who followed her to the cab, heard her tell the man to drive to the box-office of the Frivolity Theatre.

From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

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