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View usage for: flippancy in American English (ˈflɪpənsi) noun1. the quality or state of being flippant 2. Word forms: plural ˈflippancies a flippant act or remark Examples of 'flippancy' in a sentenceflippancy There were times of anger and hurt, and of deep despair when she hated the flippancy of Paris and its inhabitants.Adam either understood or picked up some flippancy in my voice.And then his voice was measured, without the light sparkle of flippancy. Synonyms of 'flippancy'frivolity, cheek, irreverence, impertinence More Synonyms of flippancy Her flippancy subsided rapidly. Synonyms frivolity cheek (informal) glibness cheekiness sauciness pertness disrespectfulness Additional synonymsThe impertinence of the boy is phenomenal! Synonyms rudeness, nerve (informal), cheek (informal), face (informal), front, neck (informal), sauce (informal), presumption, disrespect, audacity, boldness, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impudence, effrontery, backchat (informal), brass neck (British, informal), incivility, brazenness, forwardness, pertnessDefinition lack of due respect His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. Synonyms disrespect, cheek (informal), impertinence, sauce (informal), mockery, derision, lack of respect, impudence, flippancy, cheekiness (informal) Definition a frivolous or too light-hearted attitude to serious matters At the time, he had disapproved of such levity. Synonyms light-heartedness, frivolity, silliness, triviality, fickleness, flippancy, giddiness, skittishness, facetiousness, flightiness, light-mindedness - fling
- flinty
- flip
- flippancy
- flippant
- flirt
- flirtation
Additional synonymsSynonyms impudence, front, cheek (informal), brass (informal), presumption, audacity, rudeness, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impertinence, cockiness, effrontery, brashness, cheekiness, sauciness, forwardness, bumptiousness |