flippant

flip·pant  (flpnt)

adj.

1. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert.

2. Archaic Talkative; voluble.

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[Probably from flip.]

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flippan·cy n.

flippant·ly adv.

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flippant [ˈflɪpənt]

adj

1. marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand

2. impertinent; saucy

3. Obsolete talkative or nimble

[perhaps from flip]

flippancy  n

flippantly  adv

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flippant - Once meant "flexible, nimble, pliant."

See also related terms for nimble.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flippant - showing inappropriate levity light-minded frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

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flippant

adjective frivolous, rude, cheeky, irreverent, flip (informal), superficial, saucy, glib, pert, disrespectful, offhand, impertinent, impudent He dismissed it as a flippant comment.
serious, mannerly, polite, sincere, gracious, respectful, solicitous, well-mannered

Translations

flippant [ˈflɪpənt] ADJ [remark, reply] → ligero, frívolo
sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant → perdona, no era mi intención parecer frívolo
don't be flippant → deja de decir ligerezas or frivolidades

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flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adj [person] → désinvolte; [remark] → désinvolte

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flippant

adj person, tone, attitude → leichtfertig; remark also → hingeworfen; (= disrespectful) → schnodd(e)rig (inf); to sound flippant → sich leichtfertig anhören

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flippant [ˈflɪpənt] adj (remark, tone) → poco serio/a; (attitude) → frivolo/a

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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 kevytmielinen désinvolte לא רְצִינִי गम्भीर न होना neozbiljan komolytalan sambil lalu kærulaus, óskammfeilinn leggero 軽薄な 경박한 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 轻率的

adv flipˈpantly

ligsinnig بِفَظاظَه،بِوَقاحَه лекомислено lehkomyslně; prostořece overfladiskt; henkastet leichtfertig επιπόλαια frívolamente kerglaselt با لوده بازی kevytmielisesti avec désinvolture בְּקַלות רֹאש बिना गम्भीरता के neozbiljno komolytalanul dengan sambil lalu kæruleysislega, með óskammfeilni con leggerezza 軽薄に 경박하게 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 轻率地

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 轻率