Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "unfrivolous" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF UNFRIVOLOUS

unfrivolous  [ʌnˈfrɪvələs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFRIVOLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfrivolous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNFRIVOLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfrivolous in the English dictionary

The definition of unfrivolous in the dictionary is not frivolous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFRIVOLOUS


Aeolus
ˈiːələs
anomalous
əˈnɒmələs
carolus
ˈkærələs
colorless
ˈkʌlələs
embolus
ˈɛmbələs
favorless
ˈfeɪvələs
favourless
ˈfeɪvələs
fearless
ˈfɪələs
flavourless
ˈfleɪvələs
frivolous
ˈfrɪvələs
hydrocephalus
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs
libelous
ˈlaɪbələs
loverless
ˈlʌvələs
marvellous
ˈmɑːvələs
motherless
ˈmʌðələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
nonfrivolous
ˌnɒnˈfrɪvələs
Papadopoulos
ˌpæpəˈdɒpələs
rivaless
ˈraɪvələs
scandalous
ˈskændələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFRIVOLOUS

unfrequently
unfretted
unfriend
unfriended
unfriendedness
unfriendlier
unfriendliest
unfriendlily
unfriendliness
unfriendly
unfriendship
unfrighted
unfrightened
unfrock
unfroze
unfrozen
unfructuous
unfruitful
unfruitfully
unfruitfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFRIVOLOUS

caulicolous
collembolous
fimicolous
hemimetabolous
holometabolous
lapidicolous
lignicolous
limicolous
luteolous
paludicolous
piscicolous
radicicolous
ridiculous
saxicolous
sciolous
silicicolous
sphagnicolous
spongicolous
stercoricolous
subdolous
terricolous

Synonyms and antonyms of unfrivolous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unfrivolous» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF UNFRIVOLOUS

Find out the translation of unfrivolous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfrivolous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfrivolous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unfrivolous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unfrivolous
570 millions of speakers

English

unfrivolous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unfrivolous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unfrivolous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unfrivolous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unfrivolous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unfrivolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unfrivolous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menentu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unfrivolous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unfrivolous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unfrivolous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unfrivolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unfrivolous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unfrivolous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unfrivolous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unfrivolous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unfrivolous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unfrivolous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unfrivolous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unfrivolous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unfrivolous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unfrivolous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unfrivolous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfrivolous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFRIVOLOUS»

The term «unfrivolous» is used very little and occupies the 169.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
21
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «unfrivolous» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of unfrivolous
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «unfrivolous».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFRIVOLOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unfrivolous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unfrivolous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfrivolous

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFRIVOLOUS»

Discover the use of unfrivolous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfrivolous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct US Power
Unfrivolous. Question. There are many reasons why it is worthwhile to ask about the components of US strength. For one thing, with the United States having driven the world's development for ...
Stephen Clarkson, Matto Mildenberger, 2011
2
After Dunkirk
Humming: a surprisingly unfrivolous-sounding tune. "Well, we'll let him sleep tonight," he said. They are letting Cartwright out tomorrow! (Cartwright: every sound seemed to make him jump. Every sound. A door being shut: shut — not slammed: ...
Milena McGraw, 1999
3
Chicago Bar Record
plaints about the administrative proceedings, and it will restrict its scrutiny to the administrative record. There is one exception in the case of an unfrivolous claim to American citizenship. Incidentally, only this morning we were in court and ...
‎1960
4
Chicago bar records
plaints about the administrative proceedings, and it will restrict its scrutiny to the administrative record. There is one exception in the case of an unfrivolous claim to American citizenship. Incidentally, only this morning we were in court and ...
‎1960
5
The Canadian Journal ...
We dismiss even from poetry elisions and contractions which Shakspeare and Dryden considered not at all ungraceful. We tolerate “t'other” for “the other,” “on't" for “on it,” "'em” for “them,” only in Humorous Verse. How compact and unfrivolous  ...
‎1864
6
The Living Age
In the midst of the bustle by which I was surrounded, my own life was a perpetual reverie. But of course, in a character moulded as mine had been, no passion could long continue unselfish or unfrivolous; mine would have begun to deteriorate ...
‎1849
7
Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America: A Story ...
It made for a sturdy, unfrivolous people, proud of their sacrifices, their families, their labors. Their ministers often quoted Proverbs 22:29. “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings.” Look at Grant Wood's famous ...
Tom Carlson, 2010
8
Florence Lathrop Page: A Biography
When she and her female colleagues behaved in a decidedly unfrivolous way by going to the earthquake zone in and around Avezzano, or when they manufactured surgical dressings for a military hospital, those facts did not register with the ...
Philip J. Funigiello, 1994
9
The Culture and Sport of Skiing: From Antiquity to World War II
Black, backed by the tradition of Victorian respectability, was an unfrivolous color. Besides, it made for the starkest contrast to the virgin whiteness of the snow. Black and gray remained the colors of choice for the serious-minded skier up until ...
E. John B. Allen, 2007
10
Surprised in Translation
... (face cream, biking costumes), “it's not difficult to remember why deeply unfrivolous poets such as Valéry and Celan saw Mallarmé as a master, if not the master” (Mallarmé, Selected Letters 24). Lady Godiva's nakedness is the ultimate  ...
Mary Ann Caws, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFRIVOLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfrivolous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
HBO's 'The Brink' mines humor in the world's most serious places
Created by "Weeds" veteran Roberto Benabib with his novelist brother Kim, the single-camera show aims to mine the humor in such unfrivolous topics as ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jun 15»
2
The Brink: Everything you need to know about HBO's upcoming dark …
Created by Weeds veteran Roberto Benabib with his novelist brother Kim, the single-camera show aims to mine the humour in such unfrivolous topics as ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
3
Kristen Stewart on Her Surprise César Win: “It Blew My Head Off, To …
... a million dollars [in the U.S.], but not with the honor that they [the French] give to the stories that they tell, and how indulgent but completely unfrivolous they are ... «Vanity Fair, Apr 15»
4
Variety Club
He joked that regulatory vets are a rather unfrivolous lot and that Peter was one of the best in the business. He'd joined Peter in inspecting somewhere over a ... «Sporting Post, Mar 15»
5
The Immigrant Sport: What Ping-Pong Means In America
Nemoto, wearing a red polo shirt with her hair tied back in a ponytail, opens the match with an unfrivolous backspin/sidespin serve to Kitaoka's backhand side. «Deadspin, Oct 14»
6
Inside Scoop On 18-Year-Old Millionaire Nick D'Aloisius, Says He …
... young millionaire Nick D'Aloisio tells how he made a little bit of investments here and there and he credited his parents for his unfrivolous lifestyle. D'Aloisius ... «Franchise Herald, Sep 14»
7
10 Things To Know About Lindy Boggs
The incident, The New York Times later said, allowed Boggs "to launch her career as a belle who knew how to manipulate her image to hide quite unfrivolous ... «Legacy.com, Jul 14»
8
Matt and Phred's Reviewed
It's cool, indulgent, unfrivolous and great to enjoy mid-week. Where nearby larger gig venues have been jumping with the likes of Prince and Beyoncé recently ... «Manchester Confidential, Feb 14»
9
In a dark wood
... is under way towards simpler, even primitive forms of field sports, with a Rooseveltian focus on all that is strenuous, challenging and unfrivolous. In Madison ... «The Economist, Dec 13»
10
Haim: Days Are Gone – review
Clanking chain percussion, icy shimmers, sub-bass and a menacing guitar strut complete the picture – contrary to some expectations – of a deeply unfrivolous ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unfrivolous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unfrivolous>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z