different between anserine vs frivolous

English

Etymology 1

From Latin anser?nus, from anser (“goose”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ans????n/

Adjective

anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)

1. Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.]
2. Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]

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See also

• anatine
• cygnine

Etymology 2

From Latin anser (“goose”) +? -ine, after German Anserin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ans??i?n/

Noun

anserine (countable and uncountable, plural anserines)

1. (biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.]

Anagrams

• arsenine

Italian

Adjective

anserine

1. feminine plural of anserino

Latin

Adjective

?nser?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of ?nser?nus

English

Etymology

From Latin fr?volus (“silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless”), with the ending modified to match -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??v.?l.?s/
• Hyphenation: friv?o?lous

Adjective

frivolous (comparative more frivolous, superlative most frivolous)

1. Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
2. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
3. (law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
   • 2005, Factcheck.org^[1]:

     One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.

Derived terms

• frivolent
• frivolously
• frivolousness

Related terms

• frivol
• frivolity

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Further reading

• frivolous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• frivolous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.