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In some senses, flippant is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
flippant
/ˈflɪp.ənt/
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
serious, vain
VERB + FLIPPANT
don't, made, sort
FLIPPANT + NOUN
attitude, discourse
PREP.
about, than
Definitions
adj
1
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
a sort of flippant, vain discourse
The conversations had grown more adult over the years—she was less flippant, at least.
2
Loquacious; speaking with ease and rapidity.
November 5, 1673, Isaac Barrow, sermon on the Gunpowder Treason It becometh good men, in such cases, to be pleasantly flippant and free in their speech.
3
Nimble; limber.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — showing inappropriate levity
- light-minded
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a sort of flippant, vain discourse
Wiktionary02
The conversations had grown more adult over the years—she was less flippant, at least.
Wiktionary03
In the mid-1950s we both wrote for the same weekly, where her contributions were a good deal more serious and less flippant than mine.
Wiktionary04
Don't be flippant about this.
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His response was flippant.
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Her flippant attitude won't get her hired.
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