Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to frivol
Participle: frivoled; frivolled
Gerund: frivoling; frivolling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | frivol |
| you | frivol |
| he;she;it | frivols |
| we | frivol |
| you | frivol |
| they | frivol |
Perfect
| I | have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | have frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | has frivoled; frivolled |
| we | have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | have frivoled; frivolled |
| they | have frivoled; frivolled |
Past
| I | frivoled; frivolled |
| you | frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | frivoled; frivolled |
| we | frivoled; frivolled |
| you | frivoled; frivolled |
| they | frivoled; frivolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had frivoled; frivolled |
| you | had frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | had frivoled; frivolled |
| we | had frivoled; frivolled |
| you | had frivoled; frivolled |
| they | had frivoled; frivolled |
Future
| I | will frivol |
| you | will frivol |
| he;she;it | will frivol |
| we | will frivol |
| you | will frivol |
| they | will frivol |
Future Perfect
| I | will have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | will have frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | will have frivoled; frivolled |
| we | will have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | will have frivoled; frivolled |
| they | will have frivoled; frivolled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | frivol |
| you | frivol |
| he;she;it | frivol |
| we | frivol |
| you | frivol |
| they | frivol |
Perfect
| I | have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | have frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | have frivoled; frivolled |
| we | have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | have frivoled; frivolled |
| they | have frivoled; frivolled |
Imperfect
| I | frivoled; frivolled |
| you | frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | frivoled; frivolled |
| we | frivoled; frivolled |
| you | frivoled; frivolled |
| they | frivoled; frivolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had frivoled; frivolled |
| you | had frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | had frivoled; frivolled |
| we | had frivoled; frivolled |
| you | had frivoled; frivolled |
| they | had frivoled; frivolled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would frivol |
| you | would frivol |
| he;she;it | would frivol |
| we | would frivol |
| you | would frivol |
| they | would frivol |
Perfect
| I | would have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | would have frivoled; frivolled |
| he;she;it | would have frivoled; frivolled |
| we | would have frivoled; frivolled |
| you | would have frivoled; frivolled |
| they | would have frivoled; frivolled |
Imperative
| you | frivol |
| we | Let's frivol |
| you | frivol |
Verbs conjugated like 'frivol'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'frivol'
drivel,
frill,
rival,
rivel,
bravo,
brivet,
corival,
crool,
divel,
drill,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).
Sample Sentences
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“I will act, dance, ride, frivol, talk scandal, dine out, and appropriate the legitimate captives of any woman I choose, until I d-r-r-rop, or a better woman than I puts me to shame before all Simla, — and it's dust and ashes in my mouth while I'm doing it!” [1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 20:]