Synonyms & related words for flippancy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of flippancy — including frivolity, levity, frivolousness, facetiousness, offhandedness, flightiness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to flippancy

Explore words related to flippancy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include unseriousness, insouciance, lightheartedness, jocoseness, jocosity, lightsomeness, flippant, nonchalance. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for flippancy

Common synonyms for flippancy include frivolity, levity, frivolousness, facetiousness, offhandedness, flightiness, jocularity, playfulness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does flippancy come from?

The word flippancy breaks down into 2 roots of English and Latin origin: flippan, from English flip (“glib, nimble of tongue”); and -cy, from Latin cy (“quality or state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.