All 3 Uses of
frivolous
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The impermanence of a collapsible church added to the frivolity, and their eyes flashed and winked and the girls giggled little silver drops in the dusk while the boys postured and swaggered and pretended not to notice.†
p. 123.0frivolity = lack of seriousness
- she spent no time in indulging the frivolous.
p. 216.6 *frivolous = things not serious or important
- The unusualness of having someone sleep in my bed (I'd never slept with anyone except my grandmothers) and the frivolous laughter in the middle of the night made me forget simple courtesies.†
p. 279.1frivolous = not serious
Definition:
not serious
- in behavior or attitude -- as when acting silly or without appropriate seriousness
- in content -- as when describing something as trivial or unimportant