frívolo

See also: frivolo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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)

frivolous (of little importance)
Synonyms: irrelevante, superficial
futile
Synonyms: fútil, vão
inconstant
Synonyms: inconstante, volúvel

Antonym: constante
silly
Synonym: desajuizado

Antonyms: ajuizado, sensato

Related terms

frivolidade

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frīvolus.

Adjective

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

frivolous, flippant

Related terms

frivolidad

Further reading

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

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