10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIPPANTNESS»
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flippantness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Spelling Dictionary: Or, a Collection of All the Common ...
... fl6gmatic fle'gmaticnefis FlEmish ss flesh de'shiness fleshless fleshliness
fleshly fleshy flEtcher flew fleximimous flexibility ficixible fl6xibleness flExibly
fl6xure flicker _ flight flimsiness. fiimsy flinch flinchers. fling Flint flip fiippant.
flippantness ...
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English and Chinese pronouncing dictionary
Fluently, {& Flippantness, (flip'-pant-nes) w. &e Flippancy. Flipper, (flip'-per) n. 3R
±AS- Flirt, (flert) r.t To throw with a sudden jerk, ftS, Si- Flirt, (flert) r. t. To jeer, to
play at courtship, S?#)&tS; to be unsteady and fluttering, jif^-SHA- Flirt, (flert) n.
Shang wu yin shu kuan, 1903
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Der. flippantness, flippancy. FLIRT, to trifle in wooing. (E.) In old authors 'to mock,'
or 'scorn,' and often spelt flurt; see The Two Noble Kinsmen, ed. Skeat, i.2.18(
andthe note).The oldest sense of flirt was 'to jerk lightlyaway;' see N.E. D. andE.
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Mercantile Speller: Containing the Correct Ways of Spelling ...
... flinty floodage Flour* Flip flooder floured Flippancy flippant Floor flouring
floored floury Flourish flippantly flooring flippantness floorer flourished Flirt
floorless flourishing flirted Flop flourisher flirting flopped flourishingly flirtation
flopping Flout ...
"Indeed I shan't!" she exclaimed, with impudent flippantness. " Uucle Hex gave
them to me, and I'll keep tbem myself." It was the first time she had been actually
rude to Leila, though already during the past day or two, as she began to grow ...
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
Flippantness, flip'pant-nes, ». Fluency of speech ; volubility of tongue; flippancy.
Flipper, tlip'pur, s. The paddle of a sea-turtle. Flirt, Hurt-, v. a. (probably froin_/?
enn/ian, to trifle, Sax.) To throw anything with a quick elastic motion ; to move with
...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1859
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Contributions to Irish Lexicography; V. 1, Pt. 1: A-C
LU. 121b 21. brasse f. talking big, boasting. aderim rib cen brassi, LB. 96 m. inf. ni
bu adas far mbraisse, LU. 64 b 8. an breo cin brethir mbraisi, Harl. 5280, 25b. SG.
20, 19. 21, 37. 411, 25. quickness, briskness, flippantness, P. O' C. brat ...
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The Union Dictionary: Containing All that Truly Useful in ...
Ill a flowing prating way. Flippantness, fiip'p.%nt-nés. .-.-. pertness. Flirt, flfirt. v. a.
to throw with a quick elastic motion. Swift.—'l'o,move with quickness. Dorset.—-
v. n. To jeer, to be unsteady and fluttering. Flirt, flirrt. .9. a sudden trick. Ben Jon.
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The science of the emotions
Lovingness — An affectionate nature— Domesticity. Attraction to a superior
similarly produces : Modesty — Unobtrusiveness — Mildness. Reverence—
Seriousness — Earnestness— Gravity — Sedateness— Staidness — Non-
flippantness.
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The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting the Correct ...
Flimsiness Flinch -ed Flinching Flinders Fling-ing FHnt-y Flintier ( Flintiest!
Flintiness Flint-glass Flint-lock Flip-pancy Flippantly Flippantness Flipper Flirt-ed
Flirtation) Flirting! Flit-ted Flitter Flitting j Flitchi Flitter-mousc Floated Floatage j
Floater!
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIPPANTNESS»
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Oscars Battle of the Brits: Pals Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie …
These early interactions, dismissing his peers and superiors with icy flippantness, recalls Jesse Eisenberg's stellar turn as another Aspergers-y ... «Daily Beast, Sep 14»
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 Jokes, Appropriate Or Not? Missing …
The flippantness is understandable given all the unknowns, but there are enough tweeters upset about the jokes to suggest a real divide over ... «International Business Times, Mar 14»
