Definitions of frivolous [ˈfrɪv ə ləs]

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Definition of 'frivolous'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) frivolous
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense:
frivolous conduct.

2. frivolous
(of a person) given to trifling or undue levity.

3. frivolous
of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice:
a frivolous suggestion.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < L frīvolus worthless, trifling)

Definition of 'frivolous'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
"a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

Definition of 'frivolous'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) frivolous
not serious or useful
frivolous lawsuits; a frivolous book

Definition of 'frivolous'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) frivolous
of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument

2. (adj) frivolous
given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters

Translation of 'frivolous'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not serious; playful He wasted his time on frivolous pleasures.
Afrikaans: ligsinnig	Arabic: غَيْر جَدّي، طائِش	Bulgarian: лекомислен
Brazilian: frívolo	Czech: lehkovážný, povrchní	German: leichtsinnig
Danish: overfladisk; pjanket	Greek: επιπόλαιος	Spanish: frívolo
Estonian: kergemeelne, tühine	Farsi: کم ارزش؛ بی نتیجه	Finnish: kevytmielinen
French: frivole	Hebrew: לא רְצִינִי	Hindi: गंभीरता से विचार न करने व
Croatian: neozbiljan, lakouman	Hungarian: komolytalan	Indonesian: main-main, sembrono
Icelandic: léttúðugur, alvörulaus	Italian: frivolo	Japanese: うわついた
Korean: 시시한, 경박한	Lithuanian: lengvabūdiškas, tuščias	Latvian: fri-vols; vieglprātīgs
Malay: main-main	Dutch: frivool	Norwegian: tøyset, overflatisk, lett
Polish: błahy, lekkomyślny	Persian: کم ارزش؛ بی نتیجه	Pashto: سپك، بيهوده، پوچ، مبتذل
Portuguese: frívolo	Romanian: frivol	Russian: легкомысленный
Slovak: povrchný, neviazaný	Slovenian: lahkomiseln	Serbian: površan
Swedish: futtig, tramsig, lättsinn	Thai: ขี้เล่น	Turkish: ciddi olmayan, yararsız,
Taiwanese: 輕浮的	Ukrainian: легковажний	Urdu: غیر سنجیدہ
Vietnamese: phù phiếm; nhẹ dạ	Chinese: 轻浮的
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