frivolitynoun [ C or U ]
uk/frɪˈvɒl.ə.ti/us/frɪˈvɑː.lə.t̬i/behaviour that is silly and not serious, or things that are silly and not important:
You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity.
I'm far too busy to waste time on frivolities like going to the cinema.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not showing careful thought
- airy
- cuff
- flip
- flippant
- frivolous
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- lightweight
- off the cuff idiom
- pat
- preconceived
- shallow
- shoot
- shoot from the hip idiom
- skin-deep
- superficial
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
- wild