Antonyms for frivolous
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : friv-uh-luhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪv ə ləs |
Definition of frivolous
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin frivolus "silly, empty, trifling, worthless, brittle," diminutive of *frivos "broken, crumbled," from friare "break, rub away, crumble." Related: Frivolously; frivolousness.
- adj trivial, silly
- He is a gay, light, frivolous young fellow, and will only smile in your face.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But her son,—her son was the great object of all her thoughts, serious or frivolous.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Frivolous you are, and love to be, undoubtedly; but you must have some heart.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- And if you only knew how ignorant and frivolous these women are, despite all their conceit!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But then you always were rather—well, frivolous, weren't you?
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- It is too frivolous, and suggests no food to the thoughtful mind.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870 » by Various
- This prevented our table from getting the reputation of being funny or frivolous.
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- None but the frivolous or the indolent will say, “I am too old to learn.”
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Perhaps I have pictured some few of them as frivolous and shallow.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- There was a lady known for her frivolous behaviour who began to seek his favour.
- Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
Synonyms for frivolous
- barmy
- childish
- dizzy
- empty-headed
- facetious
- featherbrained
- flighty
- flip
- flippant
- foolish
- gay
- giddy
- harebrained
- idiotic
- idle
- ill-considered
- impractical
- juvenile
- light
- light-minded
- minor
- niggling
- nonserious
- not serious
- paltry
- peripheral
- petty
- playful
- pointless
- puerile
- scatterbrained
- senseless
- shallow
- sportive
- superficial
- tongue-in-cheek
- unimportant
- unprofound
- volatile
- whimsical
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