noun
Meaning 1
frivolous act
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
frivolity
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /fɹɪˈvɒlɪti/
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General-American: /fɹɪˈvɑlɪti/
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General-American: frĭvŏlĭtē
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noun
Meaning 2
state of being frivolous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
acting like a clown or buffoon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, japery, harlequinade, prank
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
Narrower terms: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
noun
Meaning 4
something of little value or significance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bagatelle, fluff, frippery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer
noun
Meaning 5
the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frivolousness
Antonyms: seriousness
Broader terms: trait
Narrower terms: giddiness, silliness, levity, playfulness, fun
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French frivolité.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лекомислена постъпка (lekomislena postǎpka) — frivolous act
- Catalan: frivolitat — frivolous act
- Dutch: frivoliteit — frivolous act
- Esperanto: frivolo — frivolous act
- Finnish: kevytmielisyys — frivolous act
- Finnish: turhamaisuus — frivolous act
- French: frivolité — frivolous act
- German: Frivolität — frivolous act
- Greek: ελαφρότητα (elafrótita) — frivolous act
- Italian: frivolezza — frivolous act
- Portuguese: frivolidade — frivolous act
- Russian: фриво́льность (frivólʹnostʹ) — frivolous act
- Spanish: frivolidad — frivolous act
- Turkish: hoppalık — frivolous act
- Arabic: خِفَّة (ḵiffa) — state of being frivolous
- Arabic: رُعُونَة (ruʕūna) — state of being frivolous
- Arabic: طَيْش (ṭayš) — state of being frivolous
- Bulgarian: лекомислие (lekomislie) — state of being frivolous
- Czech: lehkomyslnost — state of being frivolous
- Czech: lehkovážnost — state of being frivolous
- Esperanto: frivolo — state of being frivolous
- Esperanto: frivoleco — state of being frivolous
- Finnish: turhanpäiväisyys — state of being frivolous
- French: frivolité — state of being frivolous
- German: Frivolität — state of being frivolous
- German: Leichtfertigkeit — state of being frivolous
- Greek: ελαφρότητα (elafrótita) — state of being frivolous
- Greek: κουφότητα (koufótita) — state of being frivolous
- Ido: frivoleso — state of being frivolous
- Latin: levitās — state of being frivolous
- Turkish: hoppalık — state of being frivolous