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   frivolous

   /ˈfrɪvələs/

   adjective

   • 1. not having any serious purpose or value: "frivolous ribbons and lacy frills" Similar flippantglibwaggishjokingjokeylight-heartedfacetiousfatuousinaneshallowsuperficialsenselessthoughtlessill-considerednon-seriousinformal:flipdaftarchaic:frolicsomesportivejocoseimpracticalfrothyflimsyinsubstantialtime-wastingtrivialtriflingminorpettylightweightinsignificantunimportantworthlessvaluelesspointlesspaltrynigglingperipheralOpposite seriouspracticalimportant
   • ▪ (of a person) carefree and superficial: "the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties" Similar giddysillyfoolishfacetiouszanylight-heartedmerrysuperficialshallowlacking seriousnessnon-seriouslight-mindedwhimsicalskittishflightyirresponsiblethoughtlesslacking in sensefeather-brainedempty-headedpea-brainedbirdbrainedvacuousvapidinformal:dizzydippydopeynuttybattydottyditzyOpposite sensibleserious

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. frivolously adverb
   • 2. frivolousness noun

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