Antonyms for frivolousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : friv-uh-luhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪv ə ləs

Definition of frivolousness

Origin : mid-15c., from Latin frivolus "silly, empty, trifling, worthless, brittle," diminutive of *frivos "broken, crumbled," from friare "break, rub away, crumble." Related: Frivolously; frivolousness.

As in negligibility : noun pettiness
As in negligibleness : noun pettiness
As in triviality : noun pettiness
As in trivialness : noun pettiness
As in unavailingness : noun futility
As in unprofitableness : noun futility
As in uselessness : noun futility
As in vainness : noun futility
As in frivolity : noun silliness, childishness
As in futility : noun uselessness

Example sentences :

Unconsciously he made Thea pay for frivolousness of this sort.
Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather

Frivolousness never goes away from the royal Presence rich with surprises of grace.
Extract from : « My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year » by John Henry Jowett

It is better far because our seriousness comes back to dwell with us; and our frivolousness does the same.
Extract from : « The Bible and Life » by Edwin Holt Hughes

The question whether a spice of frivolousness may not be a safeguard has often risen before me.
Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith

He had that contempt for all dallying and toying and lightness and frivolousness that hard, serious workers always have.
Extract from : « Fresh Fields » by John Burroughs

It was intimated to me that such "frivolousness" was out of kelter with the profession of a Christian.
Extract from : « From the Bottom Up » by Alexander Irvine

Synonyms for frivolousness

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