The point is hardly frivolous; in light of developments in both cosmology and quantum mechanics, it can no longer be said to be obvious that either space-time, space, or time correspond to unitary, well-demarcated ontic categories.
I wondered if clearing clutter would seem frivolous in light of global tragedy.
And this, in what is otherwise a light, frivolous ITV doc.
"I've always dealt with light, frivolous things that didn't really count; I'm not ashamed of that," he said during a 1999 interview for the Archive of American Television.
Choosing to follow a mythology-based or emotionally heavy episode with a light, frivolous one is the "Supernatural" way, and your enjoyment of said filler episode is generally dependent on whether you're a fan of the monster-of-the-week format or wish that the show could be all plot, all the time.
"Too way out", "too like painting", "too obscure": many complaints have been made of her work, but "light" or "frivolous", never.
Seriousness has always been one of Mr. Scott's strengths as a director, but when his material has skewed too light, too frivolous, the gravity and purpose etched into each one of his meticulous, beautiful images have also helped sink films.
I probably would have thought it was a little too light and frivolous, vis-à-vis the war -- when the war was going on.
Merce saw photographs of Mr. Long's "Pulp Pieces" and was intrigued by the pared-down (as in Giacometti) structural forms, made light and playfully frivolous by applications of colorful pulp.
It was the shape that was so beguiling: light-hearted and frivolous, full of playful curls and bounces.
