
[Middle English, probably from Latin frīvolus, of little value, probably from friāre, to crumble.]
frivolously friv'o·lous·ly adv.
adjective
Definition: trivial, silly
Antonyms: grave, important, mature, sensible, serious, solemn, thoughtful, vital, wise
Of minimal importance; legally worthless.
A frivolous suit is one without any legal merit. In some cases, such an action might be brought in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the defendant. In such a case, the individual bringing the frivolous suit might be liable for damages for malicious prosecution.
A frivolous appeal is one that is completely lacking merit, since no reviewable question has been raised therein.
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pjanket, overfladisk, ubetydelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
onbelangrijk, ongefundeerd, frivool, lichtzinnig
Français (French)
adj. - frivole, pas sérieux, léger
Deutsch (German)
adj. - belanglos, frivol, leichtfertig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιπόλαιος, αλαφρόμυαλος, αστόχαστος, ανεύθυνος, ελαφρός
Italiano (Italian)
insignificante, frivolo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frívolo
Русский (Russian)
пустячный, легкомысленный, пустой
Español (Spanish)
adj. - frívolo, fútil, insignificante, de poca entidad, de poco peso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obetydlig, lättsinnig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
轻佻的, 琐碎的, 妄动的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕佻的, 瑣碎的, 妄動的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불성실한, 경박한, 경솔한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - うわついた, つまらない, 軽率な, 不真面目な, くだらない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طائش , لعوب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קל-דעת, אוהב בילויים, נבוב, קל-ערך
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