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Pronunciation / Transliteration: frivolu
"Os argumentos dele eram fúteis e sem substância."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Empty, unsubstantial, frivolous, or blown out like a bubble.
"His arguments were deemed exsufflicate and lacking any solid foundation." - 2
Exaggerated or puffed up with vanity.
"The critic dismissed the pretentious novel as an exsufflicate piece of nonsense."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin verb exsufflare (to blow upon, puff out, or reject by blowing), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'sufflare' (to blow). Famously used by Shakespeare in Othello, it historically evolved to mean empty, frivolous, or inflated as if blown into air.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exsufflicate" is said worldwide
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frivole
Transliteration: frivol
"Ses arguments étaient frivoles et vides de sens."
nichtig
Transliteration: nichtig
"Seine Argumente wurden als nichtig undhaltbar abgetan."
frivolo
Transliteration: frivolo
"I suoi argomenti erano frivoli e inconsistenti."
frívolo
Transliteration: frirolo
"Sus argumentos fueron considerados frívolos y sin fundamento."
frívolo
Transliteration: frivolu
"Os argumentos dele eram fúteis e sem substância."
तुच्छ
Transliteration: tuchchh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके तर्क तुच्छ और आधारहीन माने गए।"
空虚的
Transliteration: kōngxū de
Script: 中文汉字
"他的论点被认为是空虚且毫无根据的。"
공허한
Transliteration: gong-heo-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 주장은 공허하고 실속이 없었다."
虚偽の
Transliteration: kyogi no
Script: 日本語
"彼の主張は空疎で根拠がないとみなされた。"
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