Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

frivolous

 

1) of little worth, trivial; 2) lacking seriousness, not properly serious

 

Her frivolous answers to serious questions belie an intellect accustomed to pondering philosophical matters.

 

Related English words: frivol (to spend frivolously; to behave frivolously), frivolity, frivolousness

 

Latin root word: frivolus, frivola, frivolum - trifling, worthless

 

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