flippant
French, adjective/fli.pɑ̃/
flippant is spelled F-L-I-P-P-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flippant is a French adjective meaning “worrying; scary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of flipper. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est d'un ton frivole, voire impertinent”.
What does flippant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slangworrying; scary
verb
- 1
present participle of flipper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d'un ton frivole, voire impertinent. 2. Qui étonne, voire frappe de stupeur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of flippant
- flippante feminine
- flippants masculine plural
- flippantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flippant?
- /fli.pɑ̃/
- \fli.pɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to flippant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is flippant in French?
flippant appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).