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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.
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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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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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