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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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Kylie is the biggest challenger for Christmas number one, with this sparkly bauble of pop frivolity.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 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