frivolousness
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frivolousness — frivolous ► ADJECTIVE 1) not having any serious purpose or value. 2) (of a person) carefree and superficial. DERIVATIVES frivolity noun frivolously adverb frivolousness noun. ORIGIN Latin frivolus silly, trifling … English terms dictionary
Frivolousness — Frivolous Friv o*lous, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frivolousness — noun see frivolous … New Collegiate Dictionary
frivolousness — noun a) The quality of being frivolous; frivolity b) The result of being frivolous … Wiktionary
frivolousness — n. state of not being serious, lightheartedness, state of being carefree … English contemporary dictionary
frivolousness — n. See frivolity … New dictionary of synonyms
frivolousness — friv·o·lous·ness … English syllables
frivolousness — See: frivolous … English dictionary
frivolousness — noun the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible • Syn: ↑frivolity • Ant: ↑seriousness (for: ↑frivolity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑frivolous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frivolity — noun 1. the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible • Syn: ↑frivolousness • Ant: ↑seriousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑frivolous (for: ↑frivolousness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
