Antonyms
earnestness gravity seriousness soberness solemnity solemnnesspacksack
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //He has no patience for frivolity.
- //He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
— see frivolousfrivolity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- 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 frivolitySynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonymsdejection depression despondency dispiritedness downheartedness
xlookup/silliness'>sillinessAntonymsearnestness gravity seriousness soberness solemnity solemnnessExamples- //He has no patience for frivolity.
- //He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.
First Known Use1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology— see frivolousfrivolitynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- 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 frivolitySynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms