frivolousness
Trivial, unserious behavior
Frivolousness is the quality of being frivolous—lacking seriousness or weight.
It describes behavior, speech, or activities that seem trivial or silly when circumstances might call for gravity: The judge warned against any frivolousness in her courtroom.
The word often carries mild disapproval, suggesting someone is wasting time or attention on matters of little consequence.
Lack of depth
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
- vapidityLack of liveliness or flavor
hollowness · flimsiness · insubstantiality · airheadedness · ditzy · scatterbrained · skin-deep · lightweight
Cheerful lack of worry
- insoucianceLighthearted lack of concern
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- airinessLightness and openness
blitheness · unconcern · breeziness · ease · jauntiness · sangfroid · casualness · spontaneity
Playful, capricious quality
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
jest · lark · romp · antics · caprice · jollity · joviality · tomfoolery
Focus on insignificant matters
- inconsequenceLack of meaningful effect
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
- triflingOf no real importance
- unimportanceLack of consequence
negligibility · paltriness · fiddling · smallness · picayune · nugatory · footling · piddling
Excessive, wasteful spending
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- prodigalityReckless, wasteful expenditure
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- improvidenceLack of foresight
frittering · lavishness · spendthrift · dissipation · imprudence · indulgence · excess · recklessness
shallowness
Lack of depth
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
vapidity · hollowness · flimsiness · insubstantiality · airheadedness · ditzy · scatterbrained · skin-deep · lightweight · featherheaded
lightheartedness
Cheerful lack of worry
- insoucianceLighthearted lack of concern
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
airiness · blitheness · unconcern · breeziness · ease · jauntiness · sangfroid · casualness · spontaneity · serenity
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
gaiety · jest · lark · romp · antics · caprice · jollity · joviality · tomfoolery · silliness
pettiness
Focus on insignificant matters
- inconsequenceLack of meaningful effect
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
- triflingOf no real importance
unimportance · negligibility · paltriness · fiddling · smallness · picayune · nugatory · footling · piddling · minutiae
extravagance
Excessive, wasteful spending
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- prodigalityReckless, wasteful expenditure
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
improvidence · frittering · lavishness · spendthrift · dissipation · imprudence · indulgence · excess · recklessness · irresponsibility
frivolousnessseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · earnestness · soberness · gravitas
frivolousnesssubstance
Physical material with mass
meaningfulness · purposefulness · significance · consequentiality · profundity
frivolousnessgloominess
Somber, dispirited state
melancholy · sadness · joylessness · moroseness · sullenness