frivolities
Unserious little pleasures
Frivolities are trivial pursuits or activities—things done for amusement rather than serious purpose.
The word often carries mild disapproval, suggesting wasted time or money: She had no patience for frivolities like gossip and parties.
But it can also suggest harmless pleasures: Allow yourself a few frivolities now and then.
Insignificant things
- baublesShowy worthless ornaments
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
- gewgawsShowy worthless ornaments
fripperies · novelties · bric-a-brac · tchotchkes · gimcracks · falderal · nonsense · fluff
Playful, capricious quality
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- levityLack of seriousness
jocularity · jesting · tomfoolery · buffoonery · clowning · antics · pranks · japery
Pleasurable diversions or pastimes
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
- pastimesRecreational leisure activities
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
festivities · galas · parties · soirées · balls · carnivals · pageants · cabarets
Wasteful or lavish expenditures
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
- excessesImmoderate amounts or behaviors
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
opulence · lavishness · profligacy · hedonism · self-indulgence · overindulgence · pampering · treats
trifles
Insignificant things
- baublesShowy worthless ornaments
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
gewgaws · fripperies · novelties · bric-a-brac · tchotchkes · gimcracks · falderal · nonsense · fluff · minutiae
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
levity · jocularity · jesting · tomfoolery · buffoonery · clowning · antics · pranks · japery · mischief
amusements
Pleasurable diversions or pastimes
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
- pastimesRecreational leisure activities
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
merrymaking · festivities · galas · parties · soirées · balls · carnivals · pageants · cabarets · fêtes
extravagances
Wasteful or lavish expenditures
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
- excessesImmoderate amounts or behaviors
decadence · opulence · lavishness · profligacy · hedonism · self-indulgence · overindulgence · pampering · treats · whims
- trivialitiestrivia, trifles, minutiae, small potatoes, peanuts
frivolitiesnecessities
What you cannot lack
essentials · necessaries · bare necessities · basics · fundamentals