Adjective : frivolous conduct. ,a frivolous, empty-headed person. ,a frivolous suggestion. From Dictionary.com.
"Frugality is in, frivolousness is out," said Shilpa Rosenberry. From Wordnik.com. [Retail Sales Stall on Consumer Caution] Reference
Vib5757 -- You've tapped into the frivolousness of this whole thing. From Wordnik.com. [No cupcake left behind | Homesick Texan] Reference
Hanekom said he regarded the NLC call as "a kind of stubborn frivolousness". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He glowered down such frivolousness and proceeded with his cross-examination. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 192-06-30] Reference
Poor thing, consigned to a life of frivolousness and wretched things for breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
She was a female and therefore had to be eager to participate in the frivolousness of it all. From Wordnik.com. [Rebellious Desire] Reference
It is a mentality of simultaneous industriousness and laziness, of earnestness and frivolousness. From Wordnik.com. [Political Dissonance] Reference
Question: Does this demonstrate the moral frivolousness of the modern press corps, as Bob believes?. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
It all came over her, the vanity and frivolousness of the life that Kate loved, and she spoke out with conviction. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The frivolousness (ph) of professional wrestling degrades the actual people who are involved in it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2007] Reference
The freeform page layouts found in shojo might have added an element of frivolousness to this quiet and personal story. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Who Runs Through Time » Manga Worth Reading] Reference
"As far as I'm concerned, you lose this round through sheer frivolousness and not taking Fraggle Rock or Johnny Depp seriously.". From Wordnik.com. [Mornings. Grumble] Reference
As to silliness, different people have different senses of humor, and different tolerance for frivolousness in class or elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Looking for Cute Tarot Deck To Use for Calling Randomly on Students:] Reference
She has been bred all her life at courts; of which she has acquired all the easy good-breeding and politeness, without the frivolousness. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman] Reference
Say three parts seriousness to one part frivolousness?. From Wordnik.com. [Patty's Suitors] Reference
Unconsciously he made Thea pay for frivolousness of this sort. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
There is a great deal of trifling frivolousness in not trusting in. From Wordnik.com. [The Personal Life of David Livingstone] Reference
And never before will the frivolousness of humanity be on such a display!. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Your Rights Online] Reference
This case is an example of "over-frivolousness", if you will. registration. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Excess and frivolousness will be discounted as wasteful, indulgent, and inappropriate. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Leave frivolousness to women, whose minds are only large enough for domestic difficulties. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Bow Mystery] Reference
I am not being peculiar, when, after quiet reasoning, I conclude that your frivolousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Double Widowing] Reference
Oh, my frivolousness, my frivolousness; I believe that my gayety ought to prove my tenderness. From Wordnik.com. [The Double Widowing] Reference
The question whether a spice of frivolousness may not be a safeguard has often risen before me. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Short Works of George Meredith] Reference
Femininity with frivolousness, and we might be teaching boys a form of subtle misogyny as well. From Wordnik.com. [GENDER ILLOGIC IN A BIRTH CONTROL COMMERCIAL » Sociological Images] Reference
And if it's not self-obsession tweeters are accused of, it's self-promotion, solipsism or flat out frivolousness. From Wordnik.com. [ContraFactos & Argumentos] Reference
The question was whether my desire to buy it was frivolous, because frivolousness is a big no-no for the worker bee. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
The generosity of your behaviour, on this melancholy occasion, convinces me of the frivolousness of my own character. —. From Wordnik.com. [Ashton Priory] Reference
Some advice -- "be faithful to your duties ... be practical and avoid frivolousness" -- seemed a relic of hardscrabble Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
Jodifur: Sometimes you need the frivolousness jodifur. From Wordnik.com. [Sometimes you need the frivolousness] Reference
Smith’s well-known frivolousness, was a great recommendation. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Foster] Reference
I was amused more than offended at the frivolousness of Kennedy’s dissent. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Congratulations to Recent Boalt Hall Graduate Carolyn Zabrycki,] Reference
(as too many courts do) holding that frivolousness deprived the court of jurisdiction. From Wordnik.com. [PrawfsBlawg] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.