Definitions for Trifling
ˈtraɪ flɪŋtri·fling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dalliance, dawdling, triflingadjective

   the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

2. negligible, paltry, triflingadjective

   not worth considering

   "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. triflingadjective

   trivial, or of little importance

2. triflingadjective

   idle or frivolous

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Triflingadjective

   Wanting worth; unimportant; wanting weight.

   Etymology: from trifle.

   To a soul supported with an assurance of the divine favour, the honours or afflictions of this life will be equally trifling and contemptible. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trifling

   Trifling generally refers to something that is considered insignificant, trivial, or of minor importance. It can also describe something or someone that is unimportant, frivolous, superficial, or has little value or worth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Trifling

   of Trifle

2. Triflingadjective

   being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair

Anagrams for Trifling »

1. flirting

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trifling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trifling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Trifling in a Sentence

1. Mark Twain:

   There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.

2. The Likud party:

   Regrettably, the media campaign in the past few weeks over this report is a clear attempt to topple the prime minister and the Likud government by trifling with petty issues and distracting voters.

3. Burke:

   Superstition is the religion of feeble minds; and they must be tolerated in an admixture of it in some trifling or enthusiastic shape or other; else you will deprive weak minds of a resource found necessary to the strongest.

4. Magha:

   The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.

5. John Andrew Holmes:

   It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Trifling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trifling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Trifling
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trifling