What does frivolous mean?

frivolous means "not serious in content or attitude or behavior".

How many syllables are in frivolous?

frivolous has 3 syllables: friv-o-lous. The stress falls on "friv". In IPA it is /ˈfɹɪvələs/.

What is the opposite of frivolous?

The recorded antonyms are serious.

Is frivolous a common word?

frivolous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Frivolous — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
“a frivolous novel”
“a frivolous remark”
“a frivolous young woman”
Antonymsserious
Similarairheaded flighty flippant idle light trivial

Questions about frivolous

What does frivolous mean?: frivolous means "not serious in content or attitude or behavior".
How many syllables are in frivolous?: frivolous has 3 syllables: friv-o-lous. The stress falls on "friv". In IPA it is /ˈfɹɪvələs/.
What is the opposite of frivolous?: The recorded antonyms are serious.
Is frivolous a common word?: frivolous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for frivolous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
“a frivolous novel”
“a frivolous remark”
“a frivolous young woman”
Antonymsserious
Similarairheaded flighty flippant idle light trivial

Questions about frivolous

What does frivolous mean?: frivolous means "not serious in content or attitude or behavior".
How many syllables are in frivolous?: frivolous has 3 syllables: friv-o-lous. The stress falls on "friv". In IPA it is /ˈfɹɪvələs/.
What is the opposite of frivolous?: The recorded antonyms are serious.
Is frivolous a common word?: frivolous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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