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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare
     to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;
        as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;
        interested especially in trifling matters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His personal tastes were low and frivolous.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --
          Friv"o*lous*ly, adv. -- Friv"o*lous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Frivolous \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  frivolousness
       n : the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn:
           frivolity] [ant: seriousness]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  frivolousness
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
     2 (lb en countable) The result of being frivolous.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  frivolousness
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
     2 (lb en countable) The result of being frivolous.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  frivolousness
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
     2 (lb en countable) The result of being frivolous.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  frivolousness
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
     2 (lb en countable) The result of being frivolous.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  frivolousness'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst frivolousness)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Frivolousness /fɹˈɪvələsnəs/
  التّهوّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frivolousness /fɹˈɪvələsnəs/ 
  nicotnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frivolousness /fɹˈɪvələsnəs/ 
  lehkovážnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frivolousness /fɹˈɪvələsnəs/
  lehkomyslnost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  frivolousness /fɹˈɪvələsnəs/
  Leichtsinn 

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 轻浮;愚笨

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