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- Dictionaryflippant/ˈflɪp(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. not showing a serious or respectful attitude: "a flippant remark"
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FLIPPANT definition: 1. not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: 2. not…. Learn more.
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?
FLIPPANT meaning: 1. not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: 2. not…. Learn more.
Flippant definition: frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity. See examples of FLIPPANT used in a sentence.
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!
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.
Define flippant. flippant synonyms, flippant pronunciation, flippant translation, English dictionary definition of flippant. adj. 1. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert: apologized for his flippant remark.
Definition of flippant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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”).
Definition of flippant – Learner’s Dictionary. flippant. adjective. uk / ˈflɪp ə nt / us. Add to word list. 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.
