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frivolity

[fri-vol-i-tee] / frɪˈvɒl ɪ ti /


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Instead, like a still condensing sugar-saturated slop into a refined liquor, this downsizing concentrates the force of his images, shifting the mood from one of frivolity to seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Pirates of the Caribbean shows the ways in which greed and gluttony turn us into caricatures, while the Haunted Mansion finds frivolity in the afterlife, reminding us to enjoy our time while we’re here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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

There was not a trace of warmth or frivolity in her words.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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