单词 | flippant |
释义 | flippant[ flip-uhnt ] / ˈflɪp ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flippant ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivefrivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant. Archaic. glib; voluble. Origin of flippant1595–1605; apparently flip1 + -ant SYNONYMS FOR flippant1 saucy, impertinent, impudent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR flippant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM flippantflip·pan·cy, flip·pant·ness, nounflip·pant·ly, adverbun·flip·pant, adjectiveun·flip·pant·ly, adverbWords nearby flippantflipbook, flip chart, flip-flop, flip-flopper, flip one's lid, flippant, flipper, flipping, flippy, flip side, flip through Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flippantBritish Dictionary definitions for flippantflippant / (ˈflɪpənt) / adjectivemarked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand impertinent; saucy obsolete talkative or nimble Derived forms of flippantflippancy, nounflippantly, adverbWord Origin for flippantC17: perhaps from flip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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