Definition of FLIPPANT

flippant

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • showing inappropriate levity

Adj

  • Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
  • Loquacious; speaking with ease and rapidity.
  • Nimble; limber.

Origin / Etymology

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”). Alteration of -and suffix (a variant of the participial -ing) to -ant probably due to influence from words in -ant.

Synonyms

light-minded

Antonyms

serious

Scrabble Score: 15

flippant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flippant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flippant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

flippant is a valid Words With Friends word