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    flippant
    /ˈflɪp(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. not showing a serious or respectful attitude: "a flippant remark"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLIPPANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FLIPPANT definition: 1. not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: 2. not…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flippantFlippant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FLIPPANT is lacking proper respect or seriousness. How to use flippant in a sentence. Does flippant Have a Positive or Negative Connotation?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flippantFlippant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Today flippant is used to describe a blasé attitude or comment in a situation that calls for seriousness. Make a flippant comment about your friend's mother and the odds are good that they'll be offended.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLIPPANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe a person or what they say as flippant, you are criticizing them because you think they are not taking something as seriously as they should. [ disapproval ] Don't be flippant, damn it!

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › flippantFLIPPANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Flippant definition: frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity. See examples of FLIPPANT used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLIPPANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FLIPPANT meaning: 1. not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: 2. not…. Learn more.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › flippantFlippant Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Origin of Flippant. 1595, from Northern English dialectal flippand (“prattling, babbling, glib”), present participle of flip (“to babble”), of North Germanic origin. Cognate with Icelandic fleipa (“to babble, prattle”), Swedish dialectal flepa (“to talk nonsense”).

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflippant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of flippant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLIPPANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    without respect or not serious: a flippant remark. flippantly. adverb. flippancy. noun [ U ] uk / ˈflɪp ə nsi / us. (Definition of flippant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of flippant. in Chinese (Traditional) 輕率的, 浮誇的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 轻率的, 浮夸的… See more. in Spanish.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › flippant_adjflippant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    What does the word flippant mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word flippant, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word flippant? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.