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English Dictionary: frivolousness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frivolousness
n
  1. the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn: frivolity, frivolousness]
    Antonym(s): earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare
      to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
      1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;
            as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.
  
      2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;
            interested especially in trifling matters.
  
                     His personal tastes were low and frivolous.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --
               {Friv"o*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Friv"o*lous*ness}, n.
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