What does trifle mean?
Definitions for trifle
ˈtraɪ fəltri·fle
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word trifle.
Princeton's WordNet
trifle(noun)
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
technicality, trifle, triviality(noun)
a detail that is considered insignificant
triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer(verb)
something of small importance
piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle(verb)
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
frivol, trifle(verb)
act frivolously
dally, trifle, play(verb)
consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Wiktionary
trifle(Noun)
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
trifle(Noun)
An insignificant amount.
trifle(Noun)
Anything that is of little importance or worth.
trifle(Noun)
A particular kind of pewter.
trifle(Noun)
utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
trifle(Verb)
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
trifle(Verb)
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
trifle(Verb)
To inconsequentially toy with something.
trifle(Verb)
To squander or waste.
Webster Dictionary
Trifle(noun)
a thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair
Trifle(noun)
a dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it
Trifle(noun)
to act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements
Trifle(verb)
to make of no importance; to treat as a trifle
Trifle(verb)
to spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money
Freebase
Trifle
Trifle is a dessert dish made from thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trifle
trī′fl, v.i. to act or talk lightly: to indulge in light or silly amusements: to waste or spend idly or unprofitably (with).—n. anything of little value: a light confection of whipped cream or white of egg, with fruit, wine, &c.—n. Trī′fler.—adj. Trī′fling, of small value or importance: trivial.—adv. Trī′flingly.—n. Trī′flingness. [O. Fr. trufle, dim. of truffe, a gibe, also a truffle.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trifle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trifle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of trifle in a Sentence
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
Heed not the flatterer?s fulsome talk, He from thee hopes some trifle to obtain; Thou wilt, shouldst thou his wishes baulk, Ten hundred times as much of censure gain.
Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle with anything He has commanded.
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.
The easiest way to divert away the general public attention from their main concern is to start a vociferous debate on a trifle topic through hired people keeping some in favour and others against it and to make them vocally fight on the mainstream and social media platform.
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- تافهArabic
- ваҡ-төйәкBashkir
- fotesaCatalan, Valencian
- maličkostCzech
- Trifle, KleinigkeitGerman
- sopa inglesaSpanish
- vähe, pisut, natuke, veidiEstonian
- vitsailla, ripaus, tinaseos, hippunen, trifle, tina-astia, väheksyä, hitunen, pilailla, tina, rahtunen, leikkiä, leikitellä, pikkuasia, pikkujuttu, hiukkanenFinnish
- broutille, babiole, bricole, bagatelleFrench
- traidhfil, réadánIrish
- un tantino, inezia, briciola, zuppa inglese, cosa da poco, un po', bagattella, peltro, tartufoItalian
- קְצָתHebrew
- トライフルJapanese
- kanehe, takutakunga, takungaMāori
- een beetje, aalmoes, bagatel, zever, puddingtaart, klutsDutch
- ninharia, bugiganga, triflePortuguese
- копейка, безделушка, бисквит, теребить, играть, тратить, шутить, растрачивать, мелочь, не принимать всерьёз, расточать, прикалываться, разбазаривать, безделица, небольшое количество, пустяк, небольшая суммаRussian
- tratiti, тратити, tričarija, ситница, sitnica, тричаријаSerbo-Croatian
- maličkosťSlovak
- ทรัยเฟิลThai
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