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| dilettante |
one who pursues an activity or interest in a superficial or frivolous way; dabbler. [1/2 definitions] |
| empty-headed |
lacking intelligence or common sense; frivolous, silly, or scatterbrained. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flighty |
lacking stability, or serious purpose or interest; irresponsible; frivolous. [1/2 definitions] |
| frivolity |
the quality or condition of being frivolous. [2 definitions] |
| giddy |
lacking seriousness; frivolous. [1/3 definitions] |
| goof around |
(informal) to amuse oneself, esp. by doing silly or frivolous things. |
| gossip |
any kind of light, frivolous talk; chatter. [1/4 definitions] |
| horse around |
(informal) to engage in frivolous or boisterous play. |
| idle |
not used to achieve worthwhile or important goals; frivolous. [1/10 definitions] |
| joiner |
someone who tends to join many organizations, often for reasons considered to be frivolous or self-serving. [1/3 definitions] |
| light-minded |
lacking seriousness; silly; frivolous. |
| lightsome1 |
not serious; frivolous; silly. [1/3 definitions] |
| mad money |
(informal) a bit of money set aside for emergency use or for nonessential or frivolous purchases. |
| monkey business |
(informal) mischievous, frivolous, or foolish behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonfrivolous |
combined form of frivolous. |
| nonsense |
impertinent or frivolous behavior. [1/4 definitions] |
| persiflage |
bantering or frivolous treatment in speech or writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| popinjay |
a vain, frivolous, and talkative person. |
| rattlebrain |
a silly, frivolous, overly talkative person. |
| serious |
earnest, thoughtful, or determined; not frivolous, silly, or flighty. [1/6 definitions] |
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