flippant
Meaning of flippant
adjective
- not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
a flippant remark
early 17th century: from flip1 + -ant, perhaps on the pattern of heraldic terms such as couchant and rampant . Early senses included ‘nimble’ and ‘talkative’, hence ‘playful’, giving rise to the current use ‘lacking seriousness’.
Information about flippant
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of flippant
flip-pant
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- flippant is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
flippant synonyms
Meaning not having any serious purpose or value:
Meaning lacking depth of character or understanding:
Meaning of little depth:
Meaning (of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people:
Meaning free from anxiety or responsibility:
Meaning (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility:
Meaning showing a casual lack of concern:
Meaning ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner:
Meaning showing a lack of respect or courtesy; impolite:
Meaning showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously:
Meaning treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant:
Meaning showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing:
Meaning impudent or cheeky:
Meaning too well known:
Meaning not showing due respect for another person; impertinent:
Meaning not showing proper respect; rude:
Meaning glib or flippant:
Meaning cheeky or impertinent:
Meaning lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky:
flippant antonyms
Meaning demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application:
Meaning feeling or showing deference and respect:
Translation of flippant
Words that rhyme with flippant
pant, discrepant, Sacripant, anticipant, mancipant, nonparticipant, obstipant, participant, tulipant, unparticipant, counterrampant, rampant, slampant, dopant, episcopant, countertrippant, frappant, proppant, trippant, unflippant, nonoccupant, occupant, preoccupant
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