Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: frivolity, frivolousness (noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible. bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity (noun) something of little value or significance. buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon
awards and honors. Kirk Douglas, original name Issur Danielovitch, also called Izzy Demsky (born December 9, 1916, Amsterdam, New York, U.S.), American film actor and producer best known for his portrayals of resolute, emotionally charged heroes and antiheroes.
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he had his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s and 1960s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war movies.