Frivolous

[Fr. frivole; Lat. frivol us, trifling. Cf. Gr. phluaros, a prater.] Trivial; trifling; slight; petty; silly; empty; as, a frivolous person. Worthle ; of little weight or importance; not worth notice; as, a frivolous remark, a frivolous objection. Frivolously, adv. In a trifling manner. Frivolousne , n. Quality of being trifling, or of very little worth or importance; want of confidence. Friz, FRIZZ, v. a. [Fr. friser; It. frisare, to crisp, to curl. The word takes its origin from a certain tribe of the Frisians, whose maidens used to dre their hair in ringlets.] To curl; to twist; to form into small curls with a crisping-pin.- To form the nap of cloth into little hard burs, prominences, or knobs. -n. Anything crisped or curled, as a wig. Friz'ellburg, in Maryland , a post-office of Carroll co. Frizzle, v. a. [O. Fris. frislen.] To curl; to crisp, as hair. -n. A curl; a look of hair twisted. Frizzled, p. a. Curled; crisped. "With frizzled hair implicit." -Milton. Friz'zler, n. One who curls or crisps hair.