trifle
Meaning of trifle
noun
- a thing of little value or importance.
we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles
- a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes
bowls of trifle followed
- treat without seriousness or respect.
he is not a man to be trifled with
men who trifle with women's affections
- talk or act frivolously.
we will not trifle—life is too short
Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’.
Information about trifle
- The plural form of trifle is: trifles.
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Hyphenation of trifle
tri-fle
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- trifle is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
trifle synonyms
Meaning technicality:
Meaning triviality:
Meaning piddle:
Meaning frivol:
Meaning dally:
Meaning a game in which small balls are hit and then allowed to roll down a sloping board on which there are holes, each numbered with the score achieved if a ball goes into it, with pins acting as obstructio:
Meaning a thing that is not absolutely necessary:
Meaning not anything; no single thing:
Meaning the small, precise, or trivial details of something:
Meaning a light, brightly coloured glass ball or other decoration hung on a Christmas tree:
Meaning a small ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value:
Meaning a cheap and showy ornament; a knick-knack:
Meaning a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless:
Meaning an object, especially a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult:
Meaning used to refer to an item or items that are not identified but are felt to have something in common with items already named:
Meaning used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely:
Translation of trifle
- German: Bagatelle, Kleinigkeit, Unwichtigkeit
- Spanish: bagatela
- French: bagatelle
- Italian: baggianata, bazzeccola
Anagrams of trifle
Fertil, filter, filtre, lifter, relift
Words that rhyme with trifle
nifle, rifle, overstifle, restifle, stifle
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