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FLIPPANCY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inappropriate levity

Example:

her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy

Synonyms:

flippancy; light-mindedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("flippancy" is a kind of...):

levity (a manner lacking seriousness)

Derivation:

flippant (showing inappropriate levity)

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