Значение

значений: 3
  1. Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

    schnodderig, vorlaut, frech

    де́рзкийdérzkij, на́глыйnáglyj, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj

    showing inappropriate levity

  2. (диалектное)Nimble; limber.

  3. (архаичное)Loquacious; speaking with ease and rapidity.

    November 5, 1673, Isaac Barrow, sermon on the Gunpowder Treason It becometh good men, in such cases, to be pleasantly flippant and free in their speech.

Примеры

предложений: 5
  1. It was a flippant comment.

  2. Tom made a flippant remark.

  3. Don't be flippant about this.

  4. Her flippant attitude won't get her hired.

  5. His response was flippant.

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Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 1
lacking respect:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
lacking respect:

Происхождение

1595, from Northern English dialectal flippand (“prattling, babbling, glib”), present part

1595, from Northern English dialectal flippand (“prattling, babbling, glib”), present participle of flip (“to babble”), of North Germanic origin. Cognate with Icelandic fleipa (“to babble, prattle”), Swedish dialectal flepa (“to talk nonsense”). Alteration of -and suffix (a variant of the participial -ing) to -ant probably due to influence from words in -ant.

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Формы

more flippant, most flippant
Сравнительная степеньmore flippant Урок
Превосходная степеньmost flippant Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 1
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Антонимы

антонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 8

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