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frivolity

fri·vol·i·ty [ fri vóllətee ] (plural fri·vol·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. frivolous behavior: silly and trivial behavior or activities

2. something frivolous: a frivolous action or thing

3. triviality: the state of being trivial and unimportant

[Late 18th century. < French frivolité< Latin frivolus "silly, unimportant"]
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