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frivol

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From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).

verb frivols · frivoling · frivolling · frivoled · frivolled

  1. intransitive To behave frivolously. “I will act, dance, ride, frivol, talk scandal, dine out, and appropriate the legitimate captives of any woman I choose, until I d-r-r-rop, or a better woman than I puts me to shame before all Simla, — and it's dust and ashes in my mouth while I'm doing it!”
  2. intransitive To trifle.

noun frivols

  1. An unserious person; a shallow person.
  2. An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.

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@misc{frivol_2026,
  title = {frivol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frivol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}