English → Latin
“frivolity” in Latin
levitāslevity, lightness; fickleness, inconstancy, disloyaltymōbilitāsmobility, activity, speed, rapidity, quickness; changeableness, fickleness, inconstancyincōnstānschangeable; inconstant; inconsistent; fickle; capricious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
frivolity
levitas: levitas animi (lightness; want of steadiness and depth of character): mobilitas (fickleness): inconstantia (unsteadiness, and consequent inconsistency).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for frivolity?
- The usual Latin words for “frivolity” are levitās, mōbilitās, incōnstāns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.