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FRIVOLOUSNESS

• FRIVOLOUSNESS (noun)
The noun FRIVOLOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

Familiarity information: FRIVOLOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.

• FRIVOLOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

frivolity; frivolousness

Hypernyms ("frivolousness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frivolousness"):

giddiness; silliness (an impulsive scatterbrained manner)

levity (a manner lacking seriousness)

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest."
(English proverb)
"If a man is to do something more than human, he must have more than human powers."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed."
(Arabic proverb)
"Next to fire, straw isn't good."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of silliness
Meaning of giddiness
Pronunciation of trait
Meaning of levity
Pronunciation of playfulness

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