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

fribble

1 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

34 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

16 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

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

gomer

vsfribble

Offensive

14 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

nimrod

vsfribble

Offensive

10 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

7 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

4 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

dingbat

vsfribble

Offensive

4 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

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

bubble-head

vsfribble

Offensive

2 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

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

dumdum

vsfribble

Offensive

2 8.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

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

cornball

vsfribble

Offensive

2 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

featherbrain

vsfribble

Offensive

2 8.7

A person who is silly and not very bright

is older and stresses frivolous behaviour rather than low intellect

barney

vsfribble

Offensive

1 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

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

pratt

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

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

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

divvy

vsfribble

Offensive

1 9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

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

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

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

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

McStupid

vsfribble

Offensive

1 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

benet

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A person who is simple and easily fooled

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

dingling

vsfribble

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

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

Antonyms

sensible

185 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

serious-minded

4 4.7

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

How Serious

authority

270 3.1

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

fribble

Archaic

1 9.9

lightweight

Offensive

6 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.