frívolo

See also: frivolo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīvolus (“frivolous”), from friō (“to crumble”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vu.lu/

Adjective

frívolo (feminine frívola, masculine plural frívolos, feminine plural frívolas)

1. frivolous (of little importance)

   Synonyms: irrelevante, superficial

2. futile

   Synonyms: fútil, vão

3. inconstant

   Synonyms: inconstante, volúvel

   Antonym: constante

4. silly

   Synonym: desajuizado

   Antonyms: ajuizado, sensato

Related terms

• frivolidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frīvolus.

Adjective

frívolo (feminine frívola, masculine plural frívolos, feminine plural frívolas)

1. frivolous, flippant

Related terms

• frivolidad

Further reading

• “frívolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014