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frivolity

frivolidade

frivolity

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During the last twenty-five years of his life, he regretted the frivolity of his youth, which enabled him to produce his most famous poem. en.wikipedia.org

The next day the man befriends the sun, who he also brings home to share in the frivolities. en.wikipedia.org

It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity. en.wikipedia.org

He must practice his art in secret, obviously, and is continually resisting the temptation to use them against bullies and other frivolities. en.wikipedia.org

Many themes are explored in the lives of his family, particularly luxurious frivolity (especially in the 1920s) and dipsomania. en.wikipedia.org

Bailey's willingness to dismiss the case in the absence of receiving any settlement certainly evidences the frivolity of his claims. en.wikipedia.org

This painting may suggest criticism towards a young upper class womens frivolity, lack of occupation, and her ample time for petty activities. en.wikipedia.org

The title alludes to the frivolity of the lives of socialites. en.wikipedia.org

Inasmuch as books were still regarded principally as tools for work, any book that existed merely for entertainment was subject to a charge of frivolity. en.wikipedia.org

It was at this period that, to use his own words, he passed "per saltum" from frivolity to philosophy. en.wikipedia.org

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