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    [Adjective]  | "friv*o*lous" | \ ˈfri-və-ləs \


    1: of little weight or importance

    2: having no sound basis (as in fact or law)

    3: lacking in seriousness


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin frivolus;

    [Adjective]  | "frivolous" 


    1: lacking importance;


      * e.g., " ... judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits "





    2: lacking in seriousness or maturity;


      * e.g., " ... when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks "





     [ "frivolous" ]

    1: lacking importance- adjective

      * e.g.,  ... I was apalled that she would spend tons of money on something so frivolous 

     [ "frivolity" ]

    1: Lack of seriousness

      * e.g.,  ... Odi is such a frivolity person 


     [ "frivolity" ]

    2: Light-heartedness


     [ "frivolity" ]

    3: Meaning-less

     [ "frivolent" ]

    1:  gleefully giddy and filled with spunky joy

      * e.g.,  ... "You are hot...yet at the same time...FRIVOLENT." 


     [ "frivolent" ]

    2:  happy and possibly gay in the 50s kind of way


     [ "frivolent" ]

    3:  Any alternative adjective

     [ "Frivol" ]

    1: A combination of "frivolous" and "drivel", refers to any meaningless babble.

      * e.g.,  ... I drove my teenage daughter and her friends to the mall yesterday. I think I've had my fill of frivol for the year. 

     [ "frivol" ]

    1: an adjective to describe how you are feeling at the moment

      * e.g.,  ... how are you today? 


     [ "frivol" ]

    2: used when too many people stole your word or aren't sure how describe your mood

      * e.g.,  ... "I am frivol" 

     [ "Frivolize" ]

    1: To help a person realize that their frivolous thoughts or ideas are frivolous. Essentially "dumbing down" their frivolous thoughts or ideas to help them realize how frivolous their thinking was if that person has not realized it. Frivolize is a combination of the terms "frivolous" and "realize." May also be spelled "frivolise," due to how the U.K. spelling of "realize" is "realise."

      * e.g.,  ... You shouldn't public advertise your concern because it is a frivolous concern; however, you do let such frivolous concern bother you, which means you don't realize how frivolous your concern is. Therefore, let me try to "frivolize" your concern to a more comprehensible level for you. 

     [ "Frivolous" ]

    1: n: to frivole - to be gangsta: gangsta activities

      * e.g.,  ... -Man O-dub, you are so frivolous 


     [ "Frivolous" ]

    2: adj: to be stylish; hotness; fa sho

      * e.g.,  ... -Why thank you, you have my blessings 


     [ "Frivolous" ]

    3: disease: to have frivolitis - Well to break it down, "itis" is /inflamation of/ and "friv" is /gangsta/ and "o" is just a combining vowel.

     [ "Frivolate" ]

    1: Being in a state of frivolity or choosing to be frivolous.

      * e.g.,  ... I love these glitter phone cases, I bought two. Let me frivolate alright? 

     [ "frivolous eloquence" ]

    1: When the populace interjects conversation in erudite or esoteric vocabulary... shit...i just did it. Frivolous eloquence is the nice way of saying that someone's talking in words way too big or advanced to be understood by us common folk. They forget the purpose of words. It's not to sound fancy and above, but to communicate with others. And whats the point of talking big if no one will understand you?

      * e.g.,  ... scene cuts to a dim club with muscular tough guys playing pool; Plankton stands at the door Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles! Who will join me!? -A prime example of Frivolous Eloquence 

     [ "forced frivolity" ]

    1: Any mandatory organizational activity supposedly designed to encourage comaradarie and build personal and working relationships by forcing you to hang and socialize with people with whom you work and that you would never consider spending time with outside of work.

      * e.g.,  ... Another afternoon of "forced frivolity," management's answer to team building! 

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