Word of the Day: Frivolous

frivolous


friv-o-lous / frĭv-ə-ləs



adjective


1. not serious; silly; foolish


One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.


Ptahhotpe, c. 25th - 24th century B.C.



2. of little weight or importance; trivial


It is an endless and frivolous pursuit to act by any other rule than the care of satisfying our own minds in what we do.


Richard Steele, 1672 - 1729

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