frivolous
adjective
[ ˈfrɪv(ə)ləs ]
• not having any serious purpose or value.
• "frivolous ribbons and lacy frills"
Similar:
flippant,
glib,
waggish,
joking,
jokey,
light-hearted,
facetious,
fatuous,
inane,
shallow,
superficial,
senseless,
thoughtless,
ill-considered,
non-serious,
flip,
daft,
frolicsome,
sportive,
jocose,
impractical,
frothy,
flimsy,
insubstantial,
time-wasting,
trivial,
trifling,
minor,
petty,
lightweight,
insignificant,
unimportant,
worthless,
valueless,
pointless,
paltry,
niggling,
peripheral,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin frivolus ‘silly, trifling’ + -ous.
