frə̇ˈväləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: French frivolité, from frivole frivolous (from Latin frivolus ) + -ité -ity
1. : the quality or state of being frivolous : the fact or habit of trifling : lack of seriousness : unbecoming levity
greatness can never be founded upon frivolity and corruption — Matthew Arnold
2. : an act or thing that is frivolous
free from the vices and frivolities of the Court — Max Peacock
nosegays and other frivolities for Easter — New Yorker