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Trifle
ˈtrʌɪfl
Trifle definitions
noun
trifle
trifles
- a thing of little value or importance
"we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles"
unimportant thing/matter trivial thing/matter triviality thing/matter of no consequence thing/matter of no importance bagatelle inessential nothing bauble trinket knick-knack gimcrack gewgaw toy- a small amount of something
"the thousand yen he'd paid seemed the merest trifle"
- a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream
"syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes"
verb
trifle
trifled
trifles
trifling
- treat without seriousness or respect
"he is not a man to be trifled with"
treat in a cavalier fashion treat lightly treat frivolously treat casually play ducks and drakes with - talk or act frivolously
"we will not trifle—life is too short"
- waste something, especially time, frivolously
"he had trifled away two months at a task which should have taken a week"