trifling
Meaning of trifling
- unimportant or trivial.
a trifling sum
- 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 trifling
- The plural form of trifling is: triflings.
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Hyphenation of trifling
tri-fling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- trifling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
trifling synonyms
Meaning negligible:
Meaning dalliance:
Meaning of little value or importance:
Meaning lacking in importance or significance:
Meaning too small or unimportant to be worth consideration:
Meaning not important or significant:
Meaning of little importance; trivial:
Meaning lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
Meaning having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark:
Meaning trivial and irritating:
Meaning annoyingly trivial or petty:
Meaning placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial:
Meaning happening as a minor accompaniment to something else:
Meaning not having any serious purpose or value:
Meaning ridiculously trivial or frivolous:
Meaning without purpose or effect; pointless:
Meaning existing or occurring at or on the surface:
Meaning insignificant; unimportant:
Meaning very small:
Meaning unimportant or insignificant:
Meaning (of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost:
Meaning of no value or importance:
Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:
Meaning extremely small; tiny:
Meaning ridiculously small or inadequate:
Meaning very small or poor; inadequate:
Meaning arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness:
Meaning (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable:
Meaning trivial; unimportant:
Meaning pathetically trivial; trifling:
Meaning ridiculously small or few:
Meaning mean:
Meaning of poor quality; worthless:
Meaning of little value or significance; petty:
Meaning (of an object or place) attractively small and neat:
Meaning very small in size or amount:
trifling antonyms
Meaning of great significance or value:
Meaning demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application:
Meaning notably large in size, amount, or extent:
Anagrams of trifling
Words that rhyme with trifling
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