frivolo — meaning in English

English meaning

• flippant adj Showing a casual disrespect or lack of seriousness about something that deserves more care.
• frivolous adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.

Senses

frivolo is used for these senses in English:

• flippant Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
• frivolous Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.

frivolous — full definition

1. adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.
2. adj Of little real importance or value; trivial.
3. adj Legal: describing a claim or lawsuit that has no serious legal basis and is unlikely to succeed.

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