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   tri·fle

   /ˈtrīf(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a thing of little value or importance: "we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles" Similar unimportant thing/mattertrivial thing/mattertrivialitything/matter of no consequencething/matter of no importancebagatelleinessentialnothingtechnicalitytriviaminutiaebaubletrinketknickknackgimcrackgewgawtoyinformal:whatnotdoodah
   • ▪ a small amount of something: "the thousand yen he'd paid seemed the merest trifle" Similar very small amountnext to nothinghardly anythingpittanceinformal:peanutspiddling amountchump changeOpposite small fortune
   • 2. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream: British "syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes"

   verb

   • 1. treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect: "he is not a man to be trifled with"
   • 2. talk or act frivolously: archaic "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"

   Word Origin 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trifler noun

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   The meaning of TRIFLE is something of little value, substance, or importance. How to use trifle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trifle.

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   TRIFLE definition: 1. a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet…. Learn more.

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   A trifle is something that's totally unimportant. If your friend is freaking out over which poster to buy and you call her dilemma a trifle, you're saying she shouldn't get so worked up over nothing. Trifle comes from the Middle English trufle, meaning "fraud, joke, trick."

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   noun. an article or thing of very little value. Synonyms: toy, bauble. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. a small quantity or amount of anything; a little: She's still a trifle angry.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRIFLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance. He had no money to spare on trifles. Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle. Synonyms: knick-knack, nothing, toy, plaything More Synonyms of trifle. 3. variable noun.

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   1. To treat flippantly or without seriousness; play or toy: Don't trifle with my affections. See Synonyms at flirt. 2. Archaic To act or speak with little seriousness or purpose; jest. v.tr. To waste (time or money, for example). Idiom: a trifle. A little; somewhat: a trifle stingy.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRIFLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRIFLE meaning: 1. a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet…. Learn more.