Synonyms of frivolity

frivolity

noun

fri-ˈvä-lə-tē 

as in lightness

a lack of seriousness often at an improper time

the boys were scolded for joking during the funeral service, which was hardly the time for frivolity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lightness
• silliness
• glee
• cheerfulness
• levity
• frivolousness
• flippancy
• facetiousness
• festivity
• cheer
• mirth
• gayety
• flightiness
• merriment
• childishness
• hilarity
• joviality
• lightheartedness
• frothiness
• goofiness
• gaiety
• light-headedness
• mirthfulness
• light-mindedness
• gleefulness
• puerility
• high-spiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• earnestness
• solemnity
• gravity
• soberness
• sadness
• melancholy
• unhappiness
• gloom
• depression
• solemnness
• dejection
• sullenness
• moroseness
• despondency
• gloominess
• joylessness
• heartsickness
• mopes
• downheartedness
• dispiritedness

Examples of frivolity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her hope is for the party to be recast not just as a symbol of frivolity, but as a meaningful social experience. —Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024

And while some of that frivolity remained Saturday − flags and marijuana clouds hung over the crowds who awaited entering the venue − signs of additional security were obvious. —Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2024

Katy Perry’s breakout moment, in the late two-thousands, had a type of frivolity and irreverence that feels difficult to summon now. —Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024

Nor the brat pack to bring a sense of fun and frivolity back to a month supposedly about making silly decisions and–just maybe–getting back with your ex. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 July 2024