Synonyms for frivolously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : friv-uh-luhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪv ə ləs |
Top 10 synonyms for frivolously Other synonyms for the word frivolously
- agilely
- airily
- apparently
- at first glance
- breezily
- carelessly
- daintily
- ethereally
- externally
- extraneously
- flimsily
- flippantly
- frivolously
- hastily
- heedlessly
- ignorantly
- indifferently
- leniently
- nimbly
- not profoundly
- not thoroughly
- on the surface
- once over lightly
- ostensibly
- partially
- peacefully
- readily
- simply
- skim
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- subtly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- to the casual eye
- unsubstantially
- well
Définition of frivolously
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.
- As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
- As in superficially : adv lightly; without care
- “Then you still would have a chance to marry each other,” I said frivolously.
- Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
- Oh, but we mustn't talk so frivolously when that poor man may be dying.
- Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays » by Laura Lee Hope
- You can take it as seriously or as frivolously as you please.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
- She thought her too fashionably dressed, frivolously gay and vain.
- Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
- I know that you have plenty of money, but that is no reason why you should waste it so frivolously.
- Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
- Even the most frivolously inclined do not want to flirt in the morning.
- Extract from : « The Comings of Cousin Ann » by Emma Speed Sampson
- Anyhow, the evening in question had passed innocently, if frivolously, enough.
- Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
- "Oh, it's quite bad enough to see them," replied Colville frivolously.
- Extract from : « Indian Summer » by William D. Howells
- At least that was decision, not frivolously reached; now perhaps he could rest.
- Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn
- "For which we should be devoutly grateful," says Olga, frivolously.
- Extract from : « Rossmoyne » by Unknown
Antonyms for frivolously
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