frivolous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/

Adjective

frivolous

1. Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
2. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
3. (law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
   • 2005, Factcheck.org^{[https://web.archive.org/web/20050404051903/http://factcheck.org/article133.html]}:

     One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.

Related terms

• frivol
• frivolity

Translations

• French: frivole
• German: albern; leichtfertig; flatterhaft; (note that frivol has a sexual connotation)
• Italian: frivolo
• Portuguese: frívolo
• Russian: несерьезный
• Spanish: frívolo

Translations

• French: bagatelle, bricole
• Portuguese: frívolo
• Russian: незначи́тельный
• Spanish: frívolo, banal, nimio, trivial

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