Meaning

2 senses

  1. An unserious person; a shallow person.

  2. An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.

Origin

From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).

From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).

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Forms

plural: frivols
Singularfrivol
Pluralfrivols

regular

Word family

2 related words
Derivedfrivolousfrivolity

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fritterfritzfrivolityfrivolousfrizzy

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