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flippant

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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.

flippant
Adjective
treating serious matters with inappropriate light-heartedness or lack of respect [probably from flip]
flippancy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flippant - showing inappropriate levity
frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

flippant
Translations
flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adjpoco serio

flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adjdésinvolte, irrévérencieux/euse

flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adjleichtfertig

flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adjsenza rispetto, irriverente

flippant
adj flippant [ˈflipənt]
not serious enough about important matters a flippant reply. ligsinnig فَظ، وَقِح лекомислен lehkomyslný; prostořeký overfladisk; henkastet leichtfertig επιπόλαιος frívolo kerglane شوخی آمیز nenäkäs désinvolte לא רְצִינִי गम्भीर न होना neozbiljan komolytalan sambil lalu kærulaus, óskammfeilinn leggero 軽薄な 경솔한, 신중치 못한 lengvabūdiškas vieglprātīgs; nenopietns sambil lewa ondoordacht fleipet, nesevis nonszalancki leviano uşu­ratic легкомысленный prostoreký lahkomiseln površan nonchalant, lättsinnig ทำเป็นเล่น küstah, saygısız 輕率的 несерйозний, легковажний غیر سنجیدہ thiếu trang trọng
adv flipˈpantly
ligsinnig بِفَظاظَه،بِوَقاحَه лекомислено lehkomyslně; prostořece overfladiskt; henkastet leichtfertig επιπόλαια frívolamente kerglaselt با لوده بازی nenäkkäästi avec désinvolture בְּקַלות רֹאש बिना गम्भीरता के neozbiljno komolytalanul dengan sambil lalu kæruleysislega, með óskammfeilni con leggerezza 軽薄に 경솔하게 lengvabūdiškai vieglprātīgi; nenopietni dengan sambil lewa ondoordacht fleipet, nesevist nonszalancko levianamente neserios легкомысленно ľahkomyseľne lahkomiselno površno nonchalant, lättsinnigt อย่างเป็นเล่น saygısızca, küstahça 輕率地 несерйозно, легковажно غیر سنجیدگی سے khiếm nhã; cợt nhả
n flippancy
ligsinnigheid فَظاظَه، وَقاحَه лекомислие lehkomyslnost; prostořekost overfladiskhed die Leichtfertigkeit επιπολαιότητα falta de seriedad kerglus لحن تمسخر آمیز nenäkkyys désinvolture קַלוּת ראש हल्का स्वभाव neozbiljnost komolytalanság ketidakseriusan kæruleysi, óskammfeilni, leggerezza 軽薄 경솔 lengvabūdiškumas vieglprātība; nenopietnība sikap sambil lewa lichtvaardigheid fleip, rappmunnethet nanszalancja leviandade neseriozitate легкомыслие nerozvážnosť lahkomiselnost površnost nonchalans, lättsinnighet การทำเป็นเล่น saygısızlık, küstahlık 輕率 легковажність, несерйозність غیر سنجیدگی sự khiếm nhã


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He invariably met her criticisms with a good-natured grin and a flippant remark with some tender epithet tagged on to it.
What flippant Frenchman was it who said in allusion to the well-known work of Zimmerman, that, "la solitude est une belle chose; mais il faut quelqu'un pour vous dire que la solitude est une belle chose?
I had no idea you were intimate with her, or I should never have talked in this flippant, superficial way.
 
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