as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time
no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services
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Recent Examples of flippancy
The two actors play off each other well enough, contrasting Damon’s caustic deadpan with Affleck’s devil-may-care flippancy.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
It’s told with an earnestness, not a hipster flippancy.
—Erik Piepenburg Brian Karlsson, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
But, as Marian wrote in a letter, Lewes’s flippancy masked great conscience and heart.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Before the dominance of music streaming, fans could treat the coming and going of micro-genres with a jokey flippancy.
—Amos Barshad, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
It’s told with an earnestness, not a hipster flippancy.
—Erik Piepenburg Brian Karlsson, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
But, as Marian wrote in a letter, Lewes’s flippancy masked great conscience and heart.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Before the dominance of music streaming, fans could treat the coming and going of micro-genres with a jokey flippancy.
—Amos Barshad, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for flippancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flippancy
Noun
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There was a lightness in the air, an energy in their step.—
Jeff Probst,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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The use of premium materials such as aluminum and magnesium in the headphones’ yoke brings a useful combination of lightness and robustness.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mulligan was also happy to recount her affection for some of her other co-stars, ticking through them with glee.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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Chinese state media has reacted with glee as President Donald Trump dismantles Voice of America (VOA).—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Feedback will help you fine-tune the balance between levity and substance.—
Paul Boross MBE,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: Owner Reagan Carter, 21, a Penn State ag grad, turned part of her family's farm into an agritourism destination three years ago after spotting the trend online — selling a dose of pandemic-era levity and a peek into farm life.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is funny; Misty, a serious-minded statistician, can’t admit to frivolity.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sketch is an expression of all the things Everybody’s Live does best: sincere love and admiration for cultural iconography, forced through a sieve of surreal frivolity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Flippancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flippancy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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