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a tri·fle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. a bit, a little, a trifleadverb

    to a small degree; somewhat

    "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller"

Wiktionary

  1. a trifleadverb

    A little.

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  1. a trifle

    Read the full text of the A Trifle poem by Henry Timrod on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a trifle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a trifle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of a trifle in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Pope:

    At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.

  2. Michelangelo:

    Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.

  3. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

    Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

  4. Michelangelo Buonarroti:

    Trifles go to make perfection,And perfection is no trifle.

  5. Homer:

    The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.


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  • تافهArabic
  • छोटी सी चीज़Hindi
  • ஒரு அற்பம்Tamil

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