All 3 Uses of
frivolous
in
A Room of One's Own
- Some of these books were, on the face of it, frivolous and facetious; but many, on the other hand, were serious and prophetic, moral and hortatory.†
Chpt 2
- so I pondered until all such frivolous thoughts were ended by an avalanche of books sliding down on to the desk in front of me.
Chpt 2 *frivolous = not serious
- Money dignifies what is frivolous if unpaid for.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
-
(frivolous) not serious
- in behavior or attitude -- as when acting silly or without appropriate seriousness
- in content -- as when describing something as trivial or unimportant