flippantness

flippantness
noun

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flippˈancy or flippˈantness noun
1. Pert fluency of speech
2. Impertinence
3. Levity
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Main Entry:flippant

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  • Flippantness — Flip pant*ness, n. State or quality of being flippant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flippantness — flip·pant·ness …   English syllables

  • flippant — flippancy, flippantness, n. flippantly, adv. /flip euhnt/, adj. 1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. 2. Chiefly Dial. nimble …   Universalium

  • flippant — /ˈflɪpənt / (say flipuhnt) adjective 1. clever or pert in speech. 2. characterised by a shallow or disrespectful levity. 3. Obsolete voluble; talkative. 4. Obsolete nimble, limber, or pliant. {origin obscure, but compare Icelandic fleipa babble}… …  

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