Meanings
adjectiveunfrivolous (not comparable)
- not comparableNot frivolous
The annual Americana fest is meant to help collectors […] pore through unfrivolous, astringent, functional American design.
2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishfrivolous
- Englishunfrivolous
Cite this entry
APA
unfrivolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrivolous
MLA
“unfrivolous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrivolous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfrivolous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrivolous.
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