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Frivolous

adjective/fɹˈɪvələs/
Definition
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fɹˈɪvələs/
🇬🇧British English
/fɹˈɪvələs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fɹˈɪvələs/
3 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɪvələs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
serious
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot serious in content or attitude or behavior
“a frivolous novel”
Word Forms
frivolousnessnounthe trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
frivolitynounthe trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
frivol
nicht ernst im Inhalt, in der Einstellung oder im Verhalten
🇫🇷French
frivole
pas sérieux dans le contenu, l'attitude ou le comportement
🇪🇸Spanish
frívolo
no serio en contenido, actitud o comportamiento
🇮🇹Italian
frivolo
non serio nel contenuto, nell'atteggiamento o nel comportamento
🇳🇱Dutch
frivool
niet serieus qua inhoud, houding of gedrag
🇵🇹Portuguese
frívolo
não é sério em conteúdo, atitude ou comportamento
🇷🇺Russian
легкомысленный
несерьёзный по содержанию, отношению или поведению
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तुच्छ
सामग्री या दृष्टिकोण या व्यवहार में गंभीर नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
তুচ্ছ
বিষয়বস্তু বা মনোভাব বা আচরণে গুরুতর নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
அற்பமான
உள்ளடக்கம் அல்லது அணுகுமுறை அல்லது நடத்தை ஆகியவற்றில் தீவிரமாக இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
పనికిమాలిన
కంటెంట్ లేదా వైఖరి లేదా ప్రవర్తనలో తీవ్రమైనది కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
फालतू
सामग्री किंवा वृत्ती किंवा वर्तनात गंभीर नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્યર્થ
સામગ્રી અથવા વલણ અથવા વર્તનમાં ગંભીર નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ
ವಿಷಯ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ತನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിസ്സാരമായ
ഉള്ളടക്കത്തിലോ മനോഭാവത്തിലോ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലോ ഗൗരവമുള്ളതല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਜ਼ੂਲ
ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਰਵੱਈਏ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
فضول
مواد یا رویہ یا رویے میں سنجیدہ نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
轻浮
内容、态度或行为不严肃
🇯🇵Japanese
軽薄
内容も態度も行動も真剣ではない
🇰🇷Korean
천박한
내용이나 태도, 행동이 심각하지 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phù phiếm
không nghiêm túc trong nội dung hoặc thái độ hoặc hành vi
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่สำคัญ
ไม่จริงจังกับเนื้อหาหรือทัศนคติหรือพฤติกรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
sembrono
tidak serius dalam isi atau sikap atau perilaku
🇵🇭Filipino
walang kabuluhan
hindi seryoso sa nilalaman o saloobin o pag-uugali
🇲🇾Malay
remeh
tidak serius dalam kandungan atau sikap atau tingkah laku
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تافهة
غير جدي في المحتوى أو الموقف أو السلوك
🇮🇷Persian
بیهوده
در محتوا یا نگرش یا رفتار جدی نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
anlamsız
içeriği, tutumu veya davranışı ciddi değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
קַל דַעַת
לא רציני בתוכן או בגישה או בהתנהגות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'frivolous'?
The primary meaning of 'frivolous' is 'not serious in content or attitude or behavior'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'frivolous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'frivolous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'frivolous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'frivolous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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