Meanings of mere frivolity in English

Her inconstancy was mere frivolity, unrestrained imagination.

The spirits never lent themselves to mere frivolity.' 'I beg the spirits' pardon, I am sure,' said I.

Social amenities displaced Calvinistic theology; dancing, which had been a crime against the Church, became mere frivolity and finally an innocent pastime.

"I always thought of a London season," pursued May, "as mere frivolity.

Ruined palaces and crumbling churches he dismissed with curt reference as mere frivolities, encouraging a morbid taste for the decadent.

As for the philosophers, they have, with few exceptions, been occupied as much about mere frivolities as any Palmyrene lady at her toilet.