different between infantile vs frivolous

English

Etymology

Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from ?nf?ns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.

Adjective

infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)

1. Pertaining to infants.

   infantile paralysis
2. Childish; immature.

Synonyms

• (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish

Derived terms

• infantilely
• infantilise

Translations

References

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.f??.til/

Adjective

infantile (plural infantiles)

1. infantile

Derived terms

• infantilisateur
• infantilisation
• infantiliser
• infantilité

See also

• enfance
• enfant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infantilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.fan?ti.le/

Adjective

infantile (plural infantili)

1. infantile (relating to children or babies)
2. infantile puerile, childish, babyish

   Synonym: puerile

Derived terms

• infantilismo
• infantilità
• infantilmente

Related terms

• infanzia

Anagrams

• infilante

Further reading

• infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Swedish

Adjective

infantile

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.

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

Translations

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.