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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

When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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