flippancy
noun
flip·pan·cy
ˈfli-pən(t)-sē 
plural flippancies
: unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
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Examples of flippancy in a Sentence
no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services
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Gone are the days of treating the vast majority of our skin with unwarranted flippancy.
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Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
Almodovar’s flippancy here is his tribute to the relentless of his women.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The two actors play off each other well enough, contrasting Damon’s caustic deadpan with Affleck’s devil-may-care flippancy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
It’s told with an earnestness, not a hipster flippancy.
—Erik Piepenburg Brian Karlsson, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
Almodovar’s flippancy here is his tribute to the relentless of his women.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The two actors play off each other well enough, contrasting Damon’s caustic deadpan with Affleck’s devil-may-care flippancy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
It’s told with an earnestness, not a hipster flippancy.
—Erik Piepenburg Brian Karlsson, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Flippancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flippancy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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