Frivolity is a type of clownishness or silliness. Frivolity is the opposite of getting down to business in a serious way. If people are running around a classroom, throwing things, and laughing, the teacher might say, Why all the frivolity?. This is a word for clowning or horsing around â not being serious.
The definition of whilom is something former, or that once was. 1  An example of something whilom is a friend that you were close to in middle school. 2  An example of something whilom is a job that you once had.
Definition of Fable. The word fable is derived from a Latin word â fibula â which means a story that is a derivative of a word â fari â which means to speak. Fable is a literary device which can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end.In literature, it is described as a didactic lesson given through some sort of animal story.able is a literary device which can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end. In literature, it is described as a didactic lesson given through some sort of animal story.