frívolo

See also: frivolo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin frīvolus.

Adjective

frívolo (feminine frívola, masculine plural frívolos, feminine plural frívolas)

1. frivolous

Derived terms

• frivolamente

Related terms

• frivolidade

 

Further reading

• “frívolo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīvolus (“frivolous”), from friō (“to crumble”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vo.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vu.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.vu.lu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾi.bu.lu/ [ˈfɾi.βu.lu]

• Hyphenation: frí‧vo‧lo

Adjective

frívolo (feminine frívola, masculine plural frívolos, feminine plural frívolas)

1. frivolous (of little importance)

   Synonyms: irrelevante, superficial

2. futile

   Synonyms: fútil, vão

3. inconstant

   Synonyms: inconstante, volúvel

   Antonym: constante

4. silly

   Synonym: desajuizado

   Antonyms: ajuizado, sensato

Derived terms

• frivolamente

 

Related terms

• frivolidade

 

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frīvolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾibolo/ [ˈfɾi.β̞o.lo]
• Rhymes: -ibolo
• Syllabification: frí‧vo‧lo

Adjective

frívolo (feminine frívola, masculine plural frívolos, feminine plural frívolas)

1. frivolous
2. flippant

   Synonym: locuaz

Derived terms

• frívolamente

 

Related terms

• frivolidad

 

Further reading

• “frívolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014