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[ friv-uh-luhs ] / ˈfrɪv ə ləs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frivolous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct. self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person. of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion. Origin of frivolous1425–75; late Middle English <Latin frīvolus worthless, trifling; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR frivolous3 idle, silly, foolish, childish, puerile. 4 light, trifling, petty, paltry, trivial, flimsy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR frivolous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR frivolousSEE ANTONYMS FOR frivolous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM frivolousfriv·o·lous·ly, adverbfriv·o·lous·ness, nounun·friv·o·lous, adjectiveun·friv·o·lous·ly, adverb un·friv·o·lous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH frivolousfrivolity, frivolousness Words nearby frivolousFriuli, Friulian, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, frivol, frivolity, frivolous, friz, frizette, frizz, frizzante, frizzle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frivolousIn Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen defends the novel against critics who dismiss it as frivolous and feminine. The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The 1996 filing (which you can check out here) was, naturally, as silly and frivolous as the boycott push that came before it. When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mizell called the Justice Department “arrogant” for bringing this frivolous case to the court. Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST “This is silly in its context but serious in its purpose, it is not frivolous,” Pelosi says. Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You|Eleanor Clift|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blogging is a lifestyle agenda that can pay the bills, it becomes a serious business of frivolous things. Tavi Gevinson: From Teen Fashion Queen to Broadway Star|Arabelle Sicardi|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was free to exclude from the meeting on arbitrary and even on frivolous grounds. A History of American Christianity|Leonard Woolsey Bacon But that was the frivolous set, to which Lady Blakeney had never belonged. The Elusive Pimpernel|Baroness Emmuska Orczy If he were asked to read prayers in French the idea would seem to him incongruous, a mingling of frivolous with sacred things. Human Intercourse|Philip Gilbert Hamerton If you knew that frivolous world as I do, perhaps you would consider yourself less unfortunate to live in a hole. The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII)|Charles Paul de Kock He looked down upon his companions and the school life generally as silly and frivolous. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for frivolous
adjectivenot serious or sensible in content, attitude, or behaviour; sillya frivolous remark unworthy of serious or sensible treatment; unimportantfrivolous details Derived forms of frivolousfrivolously, adverbfrivolousness or frivolity (frɪˈvɒlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for frivolousC15: from Latin frīvolus silly, worthless 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 Words related to frivolouspetty, impractical, senseless, idiotic, foolish, pointless, barmy, childish, dizzy, empty-headed, facetious, featherbrained, flighty, flip, flippant, gay, giddy, harebrained, idle, juvenile |