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adjective
1.
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
2.
self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.
3.
(of a person) given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person.
4.
of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion.
Related forms
friv·o·lous·ly, adverb
friv·o·lous·ness, noun
un·friv·o·lous, adjective
un·friv·o·lous·ly, adverb
un·friv·o·lous·ness, noun
Synonyms
3. idle, silly, foolish, childish, puerile. 4. light, trifling, petty, paltry, trivial, flimsy.
3. idle, silly, foolish, childish, puerile. 4. light, trifling, petty, paltry, trivial, flimsy.
Antonyms
3. serious. 4. weighty.
3. serious. 4. weighty.
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Word Origin & History
frivolous
1540s, from L. frivolus "silly, empty, trifling, brittle," dim. of *frivos "broken, crumbled," from friare "break, rub away, crumble." Related: Frivolously.
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