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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf F. frivole.] 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as a frivolous argument. --Swift. 2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. His personal tastes were low and frivolous. --Macaulay. Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. -- {Friv"o*lous*ly}, adv -- {Friv"o*lous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frivolous adj : not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" [ant: {serious}]
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