frivolous

Meaning

1. 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.
2. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
3. Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.

Synonyms

light-minded

light-headed

flippant

trivial

light

flighty

idle

thoughtless

superficial

vain

futile

careless

playful

trifling

not serious

empty-headed

giddy

shallow

dissolute

dissipated

carefree

fickle

silly

lightsome

conceited

foolish

changeable

frivolous talk

fluttering

worthless

unimportant

unreliable

skittish

skin-deep

coquettish

petty

inane

lightheaded

wasteful

dizzy

💫

disreputable

chaffy

barmy

dim-witted

devil-may-care

casual

fond

desperate

flirtatious

depraved

Translations

frivole

frivolo

frívolo

frívolo

frivol

fútil

frivool

ijdel

leichtfertig

wuft

lichtzinnig

leichtsinnig

vain

frívol

eitel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/

Etymology

From Latin frīvolus (“silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless”), with the ending modified to match -ous.