 Definitions of Trifle [ˈtraɪ fəl] 
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1. (n.) trifle
something of very little value, importance, or consequence.
2. trifle
a small, inconsiderable, or trifling amount of anything.
3. trifle
a dessert of cake soaked in liqueur, then combined with custard, fruit, jam, etc., and topped with whipped cream.
4. (v.i.) trifle
to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect.
5. trifle
to play or toy by handling or fingering (usu. fol. by with):
He sat trifling with a pen.
6. trifle
to act or talk idly or frivolously.
7. trifle
to waste time; idle.
8. (v.t.) trifle
to pass or spend (time) idly or frivolously (usu. fol. by away); fritter.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME tru(f)fle idle talk, deceit < OF, var. of truf(f)e deception)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) trifle
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
2. (noun) technicality, trifle, triviality
a detail that is considered insignificant
3. (verb) triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer
something of small importance
4. (verb) piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
5. (verb) frivol, trifle
act frivolously
6. (verb) dally, trifle, play
consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Trifle
a thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair
2. (noun) Trifle
a dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it
3. (noun) Trifle
to act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements
4. (verb) Trifle
to make of no importance; to treat as a trifle
5. (verb) Trifle
to spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money
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Sense: anything of very little value
$100 is a trifle when one is very rich.
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 Afrikaans: bitter min |
 Arabic: ضَئيل، تافِه |
 Bulgarian: дреболия |
 Brazilian: miséria |
 Czech: maličkost |
 German: die Kleinigkeit |
 Danish: bagatel; ubetydelighed |
 Greek: κτ. ασήμαντο και ευτελές |
 Spanish: friolera, bagatela, frusl |
 Estonian: tühiasi |
 Farsi: چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابل |
 Finnish: pikkuasia |
 French: bagatelle |
 Hebrew: דָבָר פָּעוּט |
 Hindi: छोटी सी बात |
 Croatian: sitnica, malenkost |
 Hungarian: (jelentéktelen) apróság |
 Indonesian: barang sepele |
 Icelandic: lítilræði |
 Italian: bazzecola, nonnulla |
 Japanese: ささいなもの |
 Korean: 시시한 것, 사소한 것 |
 Lithuanian: mažmožis |
 Latvian: nieks; sīkums |
 Malay: sedikit |
 Dutch: kleinigheid |
 Norwegian: bagatell, småting |
 Polish: bagatela, błahostka |
 Persian: چیز کم اهمیت؛ ناقابل |
 Pashto: کم ارزښته شی |
 Romanian: fleac, nimic |
 Russian: пустяк, мелочь |
 Slovak: maličkosť |
 Slovenian: malenkost |
 Serbian: malenkost |
 Swedish: bagatell, struntsumma |
 Thai: ของที่มีค่าน้อย |
 Turkish: değersiz/önemsiz şey |
 Taiwanese: 小事 |
 Ukrainian: дрібниця |
 Urdu: بے حقيقت |
 Vietnamese: đồ vặt |
 Chinese: 小事 |
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