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Frivol

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unserious person; a shallow person.
  2. 2
    An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.
Verb
  1. 1
    To behave frivolously. intransitive

    "“I will act, dance, ride, frivol, talk scandal, dine out, and appropriate the legitimate captives of any woman I choose, until I d-r-r-rop, or a better woman than I puts me to shame before all Simla, — and it's dust and ashes in my mouth while I'm doing it!”"

  2. 2
    act frivolously wordnet
  3. 3
    To trifle. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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