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frivol

[ friv-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

frivoled, frivoling or (especially British) frivolled, frivolling.
  1. to behave frivolously; trifle.


verb (used with object)

frivoled, frivoling or (especially British) frivolled, frivolling.
  1. to spend frivolously (usually followed by away ):

    to frivol away one's time.

frivol

/ ˈڰɪə /

verb

  1. intr to behave frivolously; trifle
  2. troften foll byaway to waste on frivolous pursuits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰDZ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڰo· especially British, ڰo· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frivol1

First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from frivolous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frivol1

C19: back formation from frivolous
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Example Sentences

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Yachting on the Mediterranean, or frivolling on the Riviera.

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"Because a Minister's stock of loving kindness is apt to be low on Monday, and he is tired and not disposed to frivol, or talk of unsacred things."

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The young people had no part in the joys of the 1914 Class breakfast and "frivol" beyond laughing uproariously at the account of it which they received later from the elders who were there.

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I don't think there seemed to be any real harm in that sort of frivolling.

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Whether some superstitious lady thought that the wearing of horns would keep away the evil eye, or whether it was a mere frivol of some vain Duchess, I do not know.

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