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- pronunciation:
- frI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly.
His father had worked hard for a living and could not tolerate his son engaging in frivolous pursuits.The committee rejected the recommendation as frivolous.Spending all that money on a pair of shoes seemed a bit frivolous to her mother.- antonyms:
- serious, solemn
- similar words:
- flighty, silly, trifling
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| definition 2: |
inclined to lack seriousness or to show undue levity.
Because she was rich and carefree, we assumed she was a frivolous person.- antonyms:
- earnest, serious, sober, staid
- similar words:
- flighty, giddy, idle, silly
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| related words: |
dizzy, empty, facetious, flippant, futile, gay, insignificant, light, playful, shallow, superficial, surface, trivial, vagabond, vain |
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| derivations: |
frivolously (adv.), frivolousness (n.) |
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