flippancy
flippancy · flippancies
Leichfertigkeit, fehlende Ernsthaftigkeit, mangelnder Ernst
A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred mattersA disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.
UK/ˈflɪ.pən.si/US/ˈflɪ.pɛn.si/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.
Leichfertigkeit, fehlende Ernsthaftigkeit, mangelnder Ernst
More definitions
- inappropriate levity
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
disrespectful levity or pertness:
Origin
From flippant + -cy.From flippant + -cy.
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Forms
plural: flippanciesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- inappropriate levity:light-mindedness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedflippant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable