adj silly; not serious □ a frivolous complaint a complaint which is not made for a serious reason ○ I’m fed up of listening to all these frivolous complaints about the bus service.
friv´o•lous
a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as a frivolous argument. Swift.
2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. “His personal tastes were low and frivolous.” Macaulay. Syn. — Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. — Friv´o•lous•ly, adv. — Friv´o•lous•ness, n.
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as a frivolous argument. Swift.
2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. “His personal tastes were low and frivolous.” Macaulay. Syn. — Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. — Friv´o•lous•ly, adv. — Friv´o•lous•ness, n.
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