Definition of "frivolity" []

• The quality or condition of being frivolous. (noun)
• A frivolous act or thing. (noun)

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• "CherriesCherries bring with them a certain frivolity, a carefree joy like hearing the far-off laughter of a child at play."
• "If women did not waste life in frivolity, men would not waste it in murder."
• "It profitably occupies that time which, if wasted in frivolity and indulgence, leads to the worst consequences; and in teaching others, a double blessing often descends upon the teacher."