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Inane vs Flippant - What's the difference?

inane | flippant |


As adjectives the difference between inane and flippant

is that inane is lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) while flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.

As a noun inane

is that which is void or empty.

Flippant vs Austere - What's the difference?

flippant | austere |


As adjectives the difference between flippant and austere

is that flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while austere is austere.

Flippant vs Imprudent - What's the difference?

flippant | imprudent |


As adjectives the difference between flippant and imprudent

is that flippant is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while imprudent is not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

Blatant vs Flippant - What's the difference?

blatant | flippant |


As adjectives the difference between blatant and flippant

is that blatant is bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly while flippant is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.

Flippant vs Profane - What's the difference?

flippant | profane |


As an adjective flippant

is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.

As a verb profane is

.

Flippant vs Remark - What's the difference?

flippant | remark |


As an adjective flippant

is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.

As a noun remark is

act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.

As a verb remark is

to make a remark or remarks; to comment.

Flippant vs Coy - What's the difference?

flippant | coy |


In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between flippant and coy

is that flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while coy is (archaic) quiet, reserved, modest.

As adjectives the difference between flippant and coy

is that flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while coy is (dated) bashful, shy, retiring.

As a verb coy is

(obsolete) to caress, pet; to coax, entice.

As a noun coy is

a trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

Flippant vs Dissolute - What's the difference?

flippant | dissolute |


As adjectives the difference between flippant and dissolute

is that flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while dissolute is unrestrained by morality.

Flippant vs Skittish - What's the difference?

flippant | skittish |


As adjectives the difference between flippant and skittish

is that flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while skittish is easily scared or startled; timid.

Flippant vs Droll - What's the difference?

flippant | droll |


In archaic terms the difference between flippant and droll

is that flippant is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while droll is to joke, to jest.

As a noun droll is

a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

to joke, to jest.

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