Flippancy

//ˈflɪ.pɛn.si// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters. countable, uncountable

    ""It was the same direction from which the American had come. Something terrible lay that way. It was my business to find out what it was." "What did you do?" My flippancy was all gone."

  2. 2
    inappropriate levity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
facetiousnessfrivolityfrivolousnessjocularitylevityoffhandedness

Example

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""It was the same direction from which the American had come. Something terrible lay that way. It was my business to find out what it was." "What did you do?" My flippancy was all gone."

Etymology

From flippant + -cy.

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