Flippant definition

flĭpənt

Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert.

Apologized for his flippant remark.

adjective

The definition of flippant is disrespectful or the lack of a serious attitude.

An example of flippant is when you make a sarcastic comment in response to a serious question.

adjective

(archaic) Glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.

adjective

(chiefly dialectal) Nimble; limber.

adjective

Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

adjective

(archaic) Talkative; voluble.

adjective

Frivolous and disrespectful; saucy; impertinent.

adjective

(obs.) Glib; talkative.

adjective

Origin of flippant

Probably from flip

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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 of words in -ant.

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