friv´o|lous|ness

friv´o|lous|ness
friv|o|lous «FRIHV uh luhs», adjective.
1. lacking in seriousness or sense; silly: »

Frivolous behavior is out of place in church.

SYNONYM(S): foolish.
2. of little worth or importance; trivial: »

He wasted his time reading frivolous books.

SYNONYM(S): trifling, unimportant, petty.
[< Latin frīvolus (with English -ous)]
friv´o|lous|ly, adverb.
friv´o|lous|ness, noun.

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  • friv´o|lous|ly — friv|o|lous «FRIHV uh luhs», adjective. 1. lacking in seriousness or sense; silly: »Frivolous behavior is out of place in church. SYNONYM(S): foolish. 2. of little worth or importance; trivial: »He wasted his time reading frivolous books.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • friv|o|lous — «FRIHV uh luhs», adjective. 1. lacking in seriousness or sense; silly: »Frivolous behavior is out of place in church. SYNONYM(S): foolish. 2. of little worth or importance; trivial: »He wasted his time reading frivolous books. SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

  • friv — friv·o·lous; friv·o·lous·ness; friv·ol; friv·ol·er; friv·ol·ler; friv·o·lous·ly; …   English syllables

  • lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • frivolousness — friv·o·lous·ness …   English syllables

  • frivolous — friv|o|lous [ frıvələs ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a silly way in situations where you should be behaving in a serious or sensible way 2. ) lacking any real purpose or importance: frivolous complaints ╾ friv|o|lous|ly adverb ╾ friv|o|lous|ness… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • frivolous — friv•o•lous [[t]ˈfrɪv ə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct[/ex] 2) (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity 3) of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a… …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Frivolous — Friv o*lous, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to trifling;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frivolously — Frivolous Friv o*lous, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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