flippant

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Pronunciation

/ˈflɪpənt/(FLIP-unt)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

轻率的；不严肃的（对严肃事情不够尊重）

Definition

Not showing proper respect or seriousness; casually disrespectful.

Word family

  • flippantly/ˈflɪpəntli/(adv)轻率地
  • flippancy/ˈflɪpənsi/(n)轻率

Collocations

  • flippant remark
  • flippant attitude
  • flippant response
  • overly flippant

Examples

  1. 1.His flippant response to the safety concern angered his supervisor. (disrespectful)
  2. 2.This is no time for flippant remarks — lives are at stake. (inappropriately casual)

Synonyms

  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/— treating seriously things with humor
  • dismissive/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/— treating as unworthy of attention
  • glib/ɡlɪb/— smooth but insincere

Etymology

possibly from "flip" — casually tossing something off, not taking it seriously