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frivolousness

/friv-uh-luhs/US // ˈfrɪv ə ləs //UK // (ˈfrɪvələs) //

轻浮,轻浮性,薄情寡义,浮躁

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
    • : self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.
    • : given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person.
    • : of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infrivolity
as infutility

Examples

  • The thing is, though, our legal system has mechanisms to combat frivolous lawsuits.

  • We have left many friends behind, but that does not minimize the frivolous fun we will have.

  • Republicans oppose supposedly frivolous lawsuits on behalf of employees infected by covid-19 at work, yet they support farcical lawsuits to overturn the election results.

  • The understanding was that Cashour should pitch the story to reporters that Goldstein might have made up the assault and had a history of filing frivolous sexual misconduct claims in the Navy.

  • In a written response, it said the approval rate appeared artificially low, in part, because of prolific grievance filers and frivolous complaints.

  • He had that contempt for all dallying and toying and lightness and frivolousness that hard, serious workers always have.

  • Leave frivolousness to women, whose minds are only large enough for domestic difficulties.

  • He glowered down such frivolousness and proceeded with his cross-examination.

  • The child is made to suffer for its mothers frivolousness, weakness or poverty.

  • Unconsciously he made Thea pay for frivolousness of this sort.