FRIVOLITY

buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank

(noun) acting like a clown or buffoon

bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity

(noun) something of little value or significance

frivolity, frivolousness

(noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frivolity (countable and uncountable, plural frivolities)

frivolous act

state of being frivolous

Source: Wiktionary


Fri*vol"i*ty, n.; pl. Frivolities. Etym: [Cg. F. frivolité. See Frivolous.]

Definition: The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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