Synonyms for frivolity
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Buffoonery
2. Triviality
Definitions
- n. 1
frivolous act
- n. 2
state of being frivolous
Related words
- Word family
- frivolous
Forms
- Plural
- frivolities → buffooneries, clownings, pranks, harlequinades…
Example sentences
- clowning Tom was clowning around at the party last night.
- buffoonery The mime's buffoonery entertained passers-by.
- fluff Let's see if I can't fluff up your pillow.
- triviality We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| frivolity | steady | |
| clowning | rising | |
| buffoonery | steady | |
| harlequinade | steady | |
| japery | steady | |
| fluff | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- prank1, folly2, fluff1
- 6 letters
- levity3, japery
- 8 letters
- trifling2, clowning2, frippery
- 9 letters
- emptiness3, bagatelle, flippancy
- 10 letters
- volatility5, buffoonery, triviality5
- 11 letters
- frivolosity
- 12 letters
- harlequinade, triflingness
- 13 letters
- frivolousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (folly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- frivolité