frivolity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for frivolity
Synonyms
facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolousness, frothiness, levity, light-headedness, light-mindedness, lightness, silliness
Antonyms
earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness
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Examples of frivolity in a Sentence
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People say that leaning into fun and frivolity is its own balm to tragedy. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "What it’s like to feel fear while attending festivals in 2019," 12 Aug. 2019 Our uninvolvement, our frivolity, maddened the Left. — Philip P. Ardery Jr., National Review, "Upon a Time in Woodstock," 10 Aug. 2019 Choosing sides: current vs. former Summer is a time for frivolity, so would a squad made up of former Bruins beat the current Bruins? — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "NHL seeing little movement on restricted free agents," 27 July 2019 But with Sharon Van Etten playing, this was the wrong place and time for such frivolity. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lollapalooza 2019: Ariana Grande premieres 'Boyfriend' live, recovers from close wipeout, on final night," 5 Aug. 2019 Her 22 weeks of contradictory statements, and her Trumpian meretriciousness about her contradictions, reveal a frivolity about upending health care’s complex 18 percent of America’s economy. — George Will, National Review, "How Can Presidential Candidates Be So Silly?," 7 July 2019 Her 22 weeks of contradictory statements, and her Trumpian meretriciousness about her contradictions, reveal a frivolity about upending health care’s complex 18% of America’s economy. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: How can presidential candidates be so silly?," 7 July 2019 There are scenes of seduction, intrigue, frivolity and betrayal, all leading up to the final events that take on the appearance of a farce (though not French). — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Coward’s ‘Present Laughter’ opens at Pear Theatre," 12 June 2019 All frivolities, such as politics and culture, would be deemed unessential, and life would be rationalized and run on principles of industrial efficiency. — Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, "‘Digital Cash’ Review: Bitcoin and Beyond," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'frivolity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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