Native American slavery has traditionally been treated by scholars as a secondary matter that is of historical interest because of its relationship to other more common forms of exploitation, or because it was a curious but minor variation on the more important enslavement of African peoples on colonial plantations.
frivolity - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible. Synonyms: frivolousness. Antonyms: serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness- Robert Rice.
the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption. Also, frugalness [froo-guh l-nis] /Ëfru gÉl nÉªs/ (Show IPA).