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frivol

frivol

See also: frívol

English

Verb

frivol (third-person singular simple present frivols, present participle frivolling or frivoling, simple past and past participle frivolled or frivoled)

  1. (intransitive) To behave frivolously.
  2. (intransitive) To trifle.

Noun

frivol (plural frivols)

  1. An unserious person; a shallow person.
  2. An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

From French frivole, from Latin frivolus

Pronunciation

Adjective

frivol (comparative frivoler, superlative am frivolsten)

  1. shameless, lewd, ribald, sleazy
  2. (obsolete) frivolous

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Declension