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1 frivolezza
frivolezza s.f.1 ( l'essere frivolo) frivolity, frivolousness* * *[frivo'lettsa]sostantivo femminile flippancy, frivolity, levity* * *frivolezza/frivo'lettsa/sostantivo f.flippancy, frivolity, levity. -
2 impertinenza
f impertinence* * *impertinenza s.f.1 impertinence, insolence; (fam.) cheekiness, sauciness: è il colmo dell'impertinenza!, it's the height of insolence!2 (azione, detto insolente) impertinence: dire un'impertinenza, to say something impertinent.* * *[imperti'nɛntsa]sostantivo femminile1) impertinence, sauciness, pertness, cheek, flippancy, forwardness2) (parole) impertinence* * *impertinenza/imperti'nεntsa/sostantivo f.1 impertinence, sauciness, pertness, cheek, flippancy, forwardness2 (parole) impertinence. -
3 leggerezza
f lightnessfig casualnesscon leggerezza thoughtlessly, unthinkingly* * *leggerezza s.f.1 lightness: leggerezza di un gas, lightness of a gas; leggerezza di tocco, lightness of touch2 (agilità) nimbleness, agility: la leggerezza dei suoi movimenti, the nimbleness of his movements3 (fig.) (mancanza di serietà) thoughtlessness, irresponsibility; (frivolezza) levity, frivolity: hai agito con troppa leggerezza, you acted too thoughtlessly; hai commesso un'imperdonabile leggerezza, your behaviour was unforgivably irresponsible (o thoughtless).* * *[leddʒe'rettsa]sostantivo femminile1) lightness2) (agilità) (di persona) lightness, nimbleness; (di andatura, movimento, stile) lightness3) (superficialità) (di giudizio, parole) lightness, levity, lack of thought; (frivolezza) lightness, fickleness, flippancycon leggerezza — [ parlare] lightly; [ comportarsi] frivolously
* * *leggerezza/leddʒe'rettsa/sostantivo f.1 lightness2 (agilità) (di persona) lightness, nimbleness; (di andatura, movimento, stile) lightness; con leggerezza lightly3 (superficialità) (di giudizio, parole) lightness, levity, lack of thought; (frivolezza) lightness, fickleness, flippancy; con leggerezza [ parlare] lightly; [ comportarsi] frivolously4 (azione leggera) una leggerezza imperdonabile an unpardonable carelessness; è stata una grossa leggerezza da parte sua that was most thoughtless of him.
См. также в других словарях:
Flippancy — Flip pan*cy, n.[See {Flippant}.] The state or quality of being flippant. [1913 Webster] This flippancy of language. Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flippancy — [flip′ən sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being flippant 2. pl. flippancies a flippant act or remark * * * See flippant. * * * … Universalium
flippancy — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flippancy — 1746, from FLIPPANT (Cf. flippant) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
flippancy — levity, *lightness, light mindedness, frivolity, volatility, flightiness Analogous words: sauciness, pertness, archness (see corresponding adjectives at SAUCY): impishness, waggishness, roguishness, mischievousness, playfulness (see corresponding … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flippancy — [n] irreverence archness, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, flightiness, freshness, frivolity, impertinence, impishness, impudence, levity, lightness, mischievousness, pertness, playfulness, roguishness, rudeness, sauciness,… … New thesaurus
flippancy — [flip′ən sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being flippant 2. pl. flippancies a flippant act or remark … English World dictionary
flippancy — flippant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing the proper seriousness or respect. DERIVATIVES flippancy noun flippantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the senses «nimble» and «talkative»: from FLIP(Cf. ↑flip) … English terms dictionary
flippancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1746 unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters … New Collegiate Dictionary
flippancy — noun /ˈflɪ.pən.si,ˈflɪ.pɛn.si,ˈflɪ.pɛnt.si/ A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters. See Also: flippant … Wiktionary
flippancy — Synonyms and related words: absentmindedness, banter, booing, brashness, brassiness, brazenfacedness, brazenness, carelessness, catcalling, chaffing, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, contempt, derision, discourtesy, disregard, disregardfulness,… … Moby Thesaurus
