frivolousness

7.3

A habit of treating important things as unimportant

noun
/ˈfrɪvələsnəs/

: frivolidad

Many people criticized the frivolousness of the movie, saying it felt shallow and lacking depth.

Examples

This argument borders on frivolousness, ignoring, as it does, the text of Article XIII.

Academic text (2016)
That the play is written and first produced around the crumbling of the stock market further accentuates their desperate program of deliberate frivolousness.

Academic text (2017)
Until we see a rise in legacy-driven (strong) men in the black community: men who actually, seriously pursue a life of vast meaning and ambition, all I see is frivolousness in our future.

Blog text (4)
Her constant focus on trivial matters showed a regrettable frivolousness that annoyed her colleagues.
The frivolousness of their discussions made it difficult to address the serious issues at hand.

Synonyms

silliness

vsfrivolousness

29 2.6

Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny

is the general lack of sense and seriousness rather than playful foolishness

frivolity

vsfrivolousness

9 6.7

Light, silly behavior that is not serious

is about lack of seriousness and sense rather than playful lightness

foolery

vsfrivolousness

2 6.1

Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh

is a lack of sense and seriousness rather than active ridiculous conduct

unseriousness

vsfrivolousness

1 7.0

A quality of acting in a playful way when things are important

emphasizes lack of both seriousness and sense rather than only not being serious

nonseriousness

vsfrivolousness

6.9

A way of behaving that shows little care or concern

stresses lack of sense as well as lack of seriousness

light-mindedness

vsfrivolousness

8.5

A lack of seriousness when people expect it

covers lack of seriousness and sense even outside expected serious situations

lightheadedness

vsfrivolousness

Archaic

6.4

Careless or silly actions that show little responsibility

focuses more on lack of sense rather than careless imprudence

fatuousness

vsfrivolousness

9.5

A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly

does not imply unintelligence, focusing on lack of seriousness and sense

Antonyms

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

How Frivolous

folly

59 7.3

frivolousness

7.3

silliness

29 2.6

lightheartedness

1 4.8

Surface Forms

frivolousness singular

frivolousnesses plural

Morphology

frivolousness = frivolous (transparent) = frivol + ness

The word is formed by adding the suffix '-ness' to 'frivolous', clearly indicating the quality or state of being frivolous.

Etymology

Frivolousness comes from the adjective frivolous, which in Latin was frivolus meaning 'worthless' or 'of little value'. So frivolousness is the quality of being light, silly or 'not serious', which explains its modern meaning as a lack of seriousness or sense.