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Frivolous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Frivolous? [adj] not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Frivolous: airheaded \| dizzy \| empty-headed \| featherbrained \| flighty \| flippant \| flyaway \| giddy \| idle \| light \| lightheaded \| light-headed \| light-minded \| silly \| trivial Related Terms \| Find terms related to Frivolous: aimless \| airy \| amorphous \| asinine \| birdbrained \| birdwitted \| brainless \| buxom \| capricious \| casual \| catchpenny \| childish \| desultory \| disarticulated \| discontinuous \| disjunct \| disordered \| dispersed \| disproportionate \| dizzy \| empty \| empty-headed \| erratic \| fatuous \| featherbrained \| featherheaded \| fitful \| flighty \| flimsy \| flip \| flippant \| fluffy \| fluttery \| foolish \| formless \| fribble \| fribbling \| frothy \| futile \| gaga \| giddy \| giddy-brained \| giddy-headed \| giddy-pated \| giddy-witted \| gleeful \| gratuitous \| haphazard \| harebrain \| harebrained \| hilarious \| hit-or-miss \| idle \| immethodical \| inane \| inchoate \| incoherent \| inconsequential \| indiscriminate \| insignificant \| irregular \| irresponsible \| jocular \| jocund \| jolly \| jovial \| joyful \| joyous \| laughter-loving \| light \| meaningless \| merry \| minor \| mirthful \| mirth-loving \| misshapen \| niggling \| nonsymmetrical \| nonsystematic \| nonuniform \| nugacious \| nugatory \| orderless \| otiose \| paltry \| peripheral \| petty \| planless \| playful \| promiscuous \| puerile \| random \| rattlebrained \| rattleheaded \| rattlepated \| rejoicing \| risible \| scatterbrained \| scramblebrained \| senseless \| shallow \| shallow-headed \| shallow-minded \| shallow-pated \| shallow-witted \| shapeless \| shatterbrained \| silly \| slender \| slight \| small-time \| spasmodic \| sporadic \| straggling \| straggly \| superficial \| systemless \| thoughtless \| trifling \| trite \| trivial \| two-bit \| twopenny \| unarranged \| unclassified \| undirected \| ungraded \| unimportant \| unjoined \| unmethodical \| unordered \| unorganized \| unprofound \| unsorted \| unsymmetrical \| unsystematic \| ununiform \| vacuous \| vague \| vain \| vapid \| volatile \| wandering \| windy \| witless \| worthless See Also \| superficial Frivolous In Webster's Dictionary \Friv"olous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.] 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. --Swift. 2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. His personal tastes were low and frivolous. --Macaulay. Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. -- {Friv"olously}, adv. -- {Friv"olous*ness}, n.

Frivolous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frivolous?

[adj] not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

See Also | superficial

Frivolous In Webster's Dictionary

\Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare
to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;
   as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.

2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;
   interested especially in trifling matters.

         His personal tastes were low and frivolous.
                                               --Macaulay.

Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --
     {Friv"o*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Friv"o*lous*ness}, n.

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