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Frivolous

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Flighty 84% connected

Fleeting; swift; transient.

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Flighty 84% connected

Fleeting; swift; transient.

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Flippant 84% connected

Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative.

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Flippant 84% connected

Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative.

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Idle 84% connected

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Idle 84% connected

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Light-minded 84% connected

Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.

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Light-minded 84% connected

Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.

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Silly 84% connected

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

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Silly 84% connected

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

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Trivial 84% connected

Found anywhere; common.

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Trivial 84% connected

Found anywhere; common.

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Derivationally related 4

Frivolity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.

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Frivolity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.

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Japery 74% connected

Jesting; buffoonery.

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Japery 74% connected

Jesting; buffoonery.

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Earnestness 66% connected

The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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Earnestness 66% connected

The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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Sincerity 66% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Sincerity 66% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Superficial 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Superficial 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Serious 94% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Serious 94% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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