unseriousness

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Noun
  • Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the unironic, light-hearted rom-com has been replaced with cynicism and flippancy.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Let effort speak louder than frivolousness.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Miuccia Prada transformed the brand into a fashion juggernaut, turning the infamous ugly chic aesthetic into must-have or must-emulate looks and accessories that bring intellectual heft to runway fashion — a theme of the original movie, which offered a peek beyond fashion-world frivolity.
    Colleen Barry, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Miuccia Prada transformed the brand into a fashion juggernaut, turning the infamous ugly chic aesthetic into must-have or must-emulate looks and accessories that bring intellectual heft to runway fashion — a theme of the original movie, which offered a peek beyond fashion-world frivolity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Hundreds of fans commented on social media, either expressing concern or responding with lightheartedness.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Though soaps were not without their occasional levity, the earnest self-seriousness of their proceedings often prevented them from engaging in self-reflexive critique.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Though a death is at the forefront of the plot, Shields says there's plenty of levity and humor woven throughout the mystery series.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Looksmaxxing embraces superficiality and body dysmorphia, an alarmingly nihilistic online trend that prioritizes physical attractiveness above all else.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • At the center of it all, Abeysekera has simply embraced this superficiality, or perhaps unavoidably absorbed it.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • Known for creating minimal spaces using futuristic textures such as aluminum, the store continues Yoshioka’s obsession with creating a sense of lightness within the retail environment.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • Nguyen tenderly captures the lightness, freedom and exhilaration of being in water and reigning over the waves, rules of gravity be damned.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 13 May 2026
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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