flippancy

flip·pant (fl

nt)

adj.

1. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert.

2. Archaic Talkative; voluble.

[Probably from flip.]

flippan·cy n.

flippant·ly adv.

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Noun

flippancy - inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

light-mindedness

levity - a manner lacking seriousness

flippancy

noun frivolity, cheek (informal), irreverence, impertinence, levity, glibness, cheekiness, sauciness, pertness, disrespectfulness His flippancy subsided rapidly.

Translations

flippancy [ˈflɪpənsɪ] N → ligereza f, frivolidad f, falta f de seriedad
she was irritated by his flippancy → estaba molesta por su frivolidad or falta de seriedad
there was a note of flippancy in her voice → había un dejo de ligereza or frivolidad en su voz

flippancy [ˈflɪpənsi] n → désinvolture f

flippancy

n → Leichtfertigkeit f; (= disrespectfulness) → Schnodd(e)rigkeit f

flippancy [ˈflɪpənsɪ] n → frivolezza

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Miss Waterford, torn between the aestheticism of her early youth, when she used to go to parties in sage green, holding a daffodil, and the flippancy of her maturer years, which tended to high heels and Paris frocks, wore a new hat.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

"Don't banter me," she said, wounded at what appeared to be his flippancy.

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context

There was never here any of that flashing humour which made the other masters suspect him of flippancy.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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