English Dictionary: frivolous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |