FRIVOLITY Synonyms
There are 31 hypernyms of the word frivolity. (close relations)
frivolities
Best Alternative Words for FRIVOLITY
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flippancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • inappropriate levity | ||||||||
frothiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of giving off bubbles | ||||||||
giddiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an impulsive scatterbrained manner • a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall | ||||||||
levity | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness • a manner lacking seriousness | ||||||||
lightness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of joy and pride • the property of being comparatively small in weight • the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble • having a light color • the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures • the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous | ||||||||
puerility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of a child between infancy and adolescence • a property characteristic of a child | ||||||||
silliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ludicrous folly • an impulsive scatterbrained manner | ||||||||
superficiality | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling • shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something | ||||||||
triviality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • a detail that is considered insignificant • something of small importance | ||||||||
bagatelle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light piece of music for piano • something of little value or significance • a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over | ||||||||
buffoonery | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon | ||||||||
clowning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a comic incident or series of incidents | ||||||||
fluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any light downy material • something of little value or significance • a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • erect or fluff up • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||||||
frippery | nounn | |||||||
noun • something of little value or significance | ||||||||
frivolousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible | ||||||||
harlequinade | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon | ||||||||
japery | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon | ||||||||
prank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • dress or decorate showily or gaudily • dress up showily |