trifle
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Noun [edit]
trifle (countable and uncountable; plural trifles)
- An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- An insignificant amount.
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, Well Tackled![1]:
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take risks.
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, Well Tackled![1]:
- Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- (uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
Synonyms [edit]
- (insignificant amount): iota, jot, scrap, whit
- (thing of little importance or worth): bagatelle, minor detail, whiffle
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
dessert
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insignificant amount
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thing of little importance or worth
utensils made from this kind of pewter
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See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
trifle (third-person singular simple present trifles, present participle trifling, simple past and past participle trifled)
- (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
- (transitive) To squander or waste.
Translations [edit]
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest
To inconsequentially toy with something
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To squander or waste
