Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for frivol


Grammar : Verb
Spell : friv-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪv əl



Definition of frivol

  • As in squander : verb fritter away, use up
  • As in dally/dally with : verb have love affair
  • As in fritter : verb waste away
Example sentences :
  • We will even chatter and frivol, if Mr. Frohman will repeat the operation.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • Then you wouldn't let me practice; you told me to frivol, I remember.
  • Extract from : « The Four Corners Abroad » by Amy Ella Blanchard
  • I was not put here in the world to frivol through a life of gross pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Queed » by Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • My capacity for frivol has died a violent death, and I feel all ‘out of the picture’ in a ballroom.
  • Extract from : « A Question of Marriage » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Lamb would have understood him and laughed with him, for he loved to frivol and play the fool in the same vein.
  • Extract from : « Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London » by A. St. John Adcock
  • So frivolous time wore on, and Barty found it pleasant to frivol in such pleasant company—very pleasant indeed!
  • Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier
  • They frivol en masse, and to do it they naturally choose the sea-beach as a habitat.
  • Extract from : « Across America by Motor-cycle » by C. K. Shepherd
  • Of course, I like sensible conversation; one feels humiliated if a man does nothing but frivol, but there is a happy medium.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Una Sackville » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Synonyms for frivol

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019