FRIVOLISM
Friv"o*lism, n.
Defn: Frivolity. [R.] Pristley.
FRIVOLITY
Fri*vol"i*ty, n.; pl. Frivolities. Etym: [Cg. F. frivolité. See
Frivolous.]
Defn: The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.
FRIVOLOUS Friv"o*lous, a. Etym: [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift.
2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. His personal tastes were low and frivolous. Macaulay.
Syn.
— Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless.
— Friv"o*lous*ly, adv.
— Friv"o*lous*ness, n.
FRIZ Friz, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing.] Etym: [Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise the nap (on certain stuffs); prob.akin to OFries. frisle hair of the head. Cf. Frieze kind of cloth.] [Written also frizz.]
1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp. With her hair frizzed short up to her ears. Pepys.