frivolity
Lighthearted trivial behavior
Frivolity is lighthearted behavior that lacks seriousness or substance.
The word carries mild disapproval—someone indulging in frivolity is wasting time on trivial amusements when weightier matters await: There's no room for frivolity in a courtroom.
In the plural, frivolities are the specific silly things people occupy themselves with: youthful frivolities.
Of no real importance
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- inconsequentialityState of having no impact
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
flippancy · giddiness · empty-headedness · thoughtlessness · inanity · vacuity · frothiness · meaninglessness
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
jest · horseplay · tomfoolery · skylarking · merrymaking · romping · frolicking · prankishness
Lack of seriousness
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
cheerfulness · glee · jollity · buoyancy · ebullience · exuberance · blitheness · vivacity
Unpredictable urge or notion
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
impulsiveness · fancifulness · drollery · eccentricity · waywardness · capriciousness · fickleness · impulsivity
Yielding to desire
- excessSurplus beyond need
- splurgingSpending freely, excessively
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
wastefulness · prodigality · squandering · decadence · self-indulgence · hedonism · profligacy · dissipation
trifling
Of no real importance
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- inconsequentialityState of having no impact
superficiality · flippancy · giddiness · empty-headedness · thoughtlessness · inanity · vacuity · frothiness · meaninglessness · pointlessness
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
antics · jest · horseplay · tomfoolery · skylarking · merrymaking · romping · frolicking · prankishness · sportiveness
levity
Lack of seriousness
joviality · cheerfulness · glee · jollity · buoyancy · ebullience · exuberance · blitheness · vivacity · joyousness
caprice
Unpredictable urge or notion
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
quirkiness · impulsiveness · fancifulness · drollery · eccentricity · waywardness · capriciousness · fickleness · impulsivity · whimsicality
indulgence
Yielding to desire
lavishness · wastefulness · prodigality · squandering · decadence · self-indulgence · hedonism · profligacy · dissipation · imprudence
- festivitycelebration, merriment, revelry, jubilation, gaiety
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- whimsywhimsy, whim, fairies, caprice, unicorns
- frivolousnesssilliness, whimsy, playfulness, levity, giddiness
- folliesfolly, foolishness, stupidity, idiocy, lunacy
frivolityseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · earnestness · soberness · sobriety
frivolitygloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
melancholy · sadness · gloominess · moroseness · joylessness
frivolitysignificance
Quality of mattering
importance · substance · meaningfulness · purposefulness · consequentiality