frivol
[ friv-uhl ]
verb (used without object),friv·oled, friv·ol·ing or (especially British) friv·olled, friv·ol·ling.
to behave frivolously; trifle.
verb (used with object),friv·oled, friv·ol·ing or (especially British) friv·olled, friv·ol·ling.
to spend frivolously (usually followed by away): to frivol away one's time.
Origin of frivol
1First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from frivolous
Other words from frivol
- friv·ol·er; especially British, friv·ol·ler, noun
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How to use frivol in a sentence
Suppose we begin low with that trifling little frivoler in literature, William Shakespeare!
Half-Hours with the Idiot | John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for frivol
frivol
/ (ˈfrɪvəl) /
verb-ols, -olling or -olled or US -ols, -oling or -oled informal
(intr) to behave frivolously; trifle
(tr often foll by away) to waste on frivolous pursuits
Origin of frivol
1C19: back formation from frivolous
Derived forms of frivol
- frivoller or US frivoler, noun
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