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flippancy

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flip·pant  (flpnt)
adj.
1. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert.
2. Archaic Talkative; voluble.
[Probably from flip.]
flippan·cy n.
flippant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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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