🧸 A trivial thing 🤪 A frivolous person ⏳ To waste time

fribble

9.9

A silly person who does not act seriously

noun
/ˈfrɪbəl/

Archaic

: frívolo

The old novel describes the town's mayor as a harmless fribble who loved parties.

Examples

Don't be such a fribble!
In the play, the wealthy fribble spends his days gossiping and avoiding any real work.
She dismissed her brother as a fribble because he never took anything seriously.
Look at that fribble trying to make a serious point!
She always relied on his advice, but sometimes he acted like a fribble instead of a serious friend.
At the party, his silly jokes and antics made him seem like a complete fribble to everyone around.
The fribble wasted time debating trivial matters instead of focusing on important decisions for the project.

Synonyms

buffoon

vsfribble

Offensive

43 7.4

A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh

is older and centres on frivolous lack of seriousness rather than performative clowning

airhead

vsfribble

Offensive

13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

is old-fashioned and stresses frivolous behaviour rather than low intelligence

dingbat

vsfribble

Offensive

6 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

is older in tone and highlights frivolous lack of seriousness rather than emptiness

nimrod

vsfribble

Offensive

5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is older and frames the person as frivolous rather than seriously incompetent

chucklehead

vsfribble

Offensive

2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is older and suggests frivolity or lack of seriousness rather than mere goofiness

doof

vsfribble

Offensive

2 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is old-fashioned and places more weight on being frivolous than mere silliness

featherbrain

vsfribble

Offensive

1 8.7

A person who is silly and not very bright

is older and stresses frivolous behaviour rather than low intellect

gomer

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is old-fashioned and emphasises frivolous or unserious behavior rather than clumsiness

flibbertigibbet

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.9

A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention

is similarly old-fashioned but focuses on silliness rather than talkativeness

cornball

vsfribble

Offensive

1 8.1

A person who acts silly and old-fashioned to make people laugh

is similarly old-fashioned but highlights lack of seriousness over sentimentality

dumdum

vsfribble

Offensive

1 8.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is older in tone and focuses more on frivolous lack of seriousness

trifler

vsfribble

Offensive

1 8.6

A person who treats serious matters as not important and often jokes about them

is a general old-fashioned term for someone frivolous or not serious

bubble-head

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is older and points to a lack of seriousness rather than only playfulness

ditzy

vsfribble

Informal

1 8.7

A person who is silly and a little forgetful

is older and leans more toward playful frivolity than mere absentmindedness

potato head

vsfribble

Offensive

1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is old-fashioned and implies frivolity rather than blunt insult

blubberhead

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is old-fashioned and implies light frivolity rather than sharp insult

benet

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A person who is simple and easily fooled

is an old-fashioned term that stresses frivolous lack of seriousness

divvy

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

is older in style and more about light frivolity than plain foolishness

pratt

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

is older and stresses frivolous lack of seriousness rather than only silly acts

barney

vsfribble

Offensive

8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is older and stresses frivolous lack of seriousness rather than only silly acts

dingling

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is old-fashioned and focuses more on light frivolity than harsh insult

McStupid

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is older and more polite sounding, focusing on frivolity rather than insult

Antonyms

sensible

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

serious-minded

2 4.7

A person who thinks carefully and acts in a calm, sincere way

How Serious

authority

889 3.1

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

fribble

Archaic

9.9

lightweight

Offensive

15 3.5

joker

35 2.4

Surface Forms

fribble singular

fribbles plural

Etymology

Fribble was once used for a person who is silly or not serious, like someone called frivolous or full of frills. So, a fribble is a person who loves fun and avoids serious work.