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flippant
flip·pant F0188200 (flĭp′ənt)adj.1. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert: apologized for his flippant remark.2. Archaic Talkative; voluble.
[Probably from flip.]
flip′pan·cy n.flip′pant·ly adv.flippant (ˈflɪpənt) adj1. marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand2. impertinent; saucy3. obsolete talkative or nimble[C17: perhaps from flip] ˈflippancy n ˈflippantly advflip•pant (ˈflɪp ənt)
adj. 1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness. 2. Archaic. glib; voluble. [1595–1605; appar. flip1 + -ant] flip′pan•cy, flip′pant•ness, n. flip′pant•ly, adv. flippant - Once meant "flexible, nimble, pliant."See also related terms for nimble.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | flippant - showing inappropriate levitylight-mindedfrivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
flippantadjective frivolous, rude, cheeky, irreverent, flip (informal), superficial, saucy, glib, pert, disrespectful, offhand, impertinent, impudent He dismissed it as a flippant comment.
serious, mannerly, polite, sincere, gracious, respectful, solicitous, well-manneredTranslationsflippant (ˈflipənt) adjective not serious enough about important matters. a flippant reply. 輕率的 轻率的flipˈpantly adverb 輕率地 轻率地ˈflippancy noun 輕率 轻率flippant
Synonyms for flippantadj frivolousSynonyms- frivolous
- rude
- cheeky
- irreverent
- flip
- superficial
- saucy
- glib
- pert
- disrespectful
- offhand
- impertinent
- impudent
Antonyms- serious
- mannerly
- polite
- sincere
- gracious
- respectful
- solicitous
- well-mannered
Synonyms for flippantadj showing inappropriate levitySynonymsRelated Words |