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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
frivolousness
    n 1: the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn:
         frivolity, frivolousness] [ant: earnestness,
         serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare
   to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
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   1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;
      as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.
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   2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;
      interested especially in trifling matters.
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            His personal tastes were low and frivolous.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --
        Friv"o*lous*ly, adv. -- Friv"o*lous*ness, n.
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