flippant
adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.
flippantness
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a word derived from
flippant.
Example Sentences
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Hence her attempted cheerfulness became flippantness, and her laughter giggles that rang too frequently to be quite sincere—though from Aunt Hannah it all elicited only an affectionate smile at "the dear child's high spirits."
From Miss Billy's Decision by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
