frivolousness

2 definitions found

frivolousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare
     to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
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     1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;
        as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.
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     2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;
        interested especially in trifling matters.
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              His personal tastes were low and frivolous.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --
          Friv"o*lous*ly, adv. -- Friv"o*lous*ness, n.
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frivolousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frivolousness
      n 1: the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn:
           frivolity, frivolousness] [ant: earnestness,
           serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity]