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   Friv·o·lous

   /ˈfrivələs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not having any serious purpose or value: "rules to stop frivolous lawsuits" Similar flippantglibwaggishjokingjokeylightheartedfacetiousfatuousinaneshallowsuperficialsenselessthoughtlessill-considerednonseriousinformal:flipdaftarchaic:frolicsomesportivejocoseimpracticalfrothyflimsyinsubstantialtime-wastingtrivialtriflingminorpettylightweightinsignificantunimportantworthlessvaluelesspointlesspaltrynigglingperipheralOpposite seriouspracticalimportant
   • ▪ (of a person) carefree and not serious: "the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties" Similar giddysillyfoolishfacetiouszanylightheartedmerrysuperficialshallowlacking seriousnessnonseriouslight-mindedwhimsicalskittishflightyirresponsiblethoughtlesslacking in sensefeatherbrainedempty-headedpeabrainedbirdbrainedvacuousvapidinformal:dizzydippydopeynuttybattydottyditzyOpposite sensibleserious

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin frivolus ‘silly, trifling’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frivolously adverb
   • 2. frivolousness noun

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