# frivolous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹɪv.ə.ləs/ · frequency rank #21,801

## Definitions
1. Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.
2. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
3. 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.

## Etymology
From Latin frīvolus (“silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless”), with the ending modified to match -ous.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffrivolous`, `firvolous`, `friovlous`, `frivloous`, `frivollous`, `frivolosu`, `frivolouss`, `frivoluos`, `frivoolus`, `frivvolous`, `frrivolous`, `frviolous`, `rfivolous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frivolous