frivolity

Having started, however, it took more than frivolity to stop Black.

"There has not been a lot of frivolity around here."

But by 1966, they had begun to turn away from frivolity.

But we should be more serious and put aside frivolities.

"Who of our sort has the cash for such frivolities?"

But who'd bother with such frivolities, when there was work to be done?

American politics, though, has less room for that kind of intellectual frivolity.

Frivolity was not a crime often attached to my name.

The week had been one of tension, but Sunday was given over to frivolity.

Her character was obviously a powerful woman not given to frivolity.

The boy knew well enough that it was not his sister's nature to encourage frivolity.

They were offended by our frivolity: this was no game to them.

Back then, we lived in a world when no frivolity was too frivolous.

But this year its very frivolity made it a more popular choice for the television audience.

Nature is too good an economist to invest in such frivolities.

The black hole in the sky did not encourage frivolity.

From someone else: "As usual, frivolity has won out over work."

- but his regime seems to be out of time for such frivolity.

We both wanted to stop the baby talk and frivolity long enough to make a lasting adult relationship.

Frivolity and sensation are not among this young man's career strategies.

But the movie's seductive frivolity also has a negative effect.

Others put it down to the girls' natural frivolity and apathy.

There's a somber tone and not much frivolity in the play.

Medical school and a demanding research program had never given her the time to waste on such frivolities.

But some critics say the groups border on frivolity when so many people are dying.