Definitions for trifles

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trifles tri·fle

Spelling: [trahy-fuh l]

IPA: /ˈtraɪ fəl/

Trifles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 263 anagrams from letters in trifles (efilrst).

Definitions for trifles

noun

1. an article or thing of very little value.
2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.
3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.
4. a small quantity or amount of anything; a little:
5. a literary, musical, or artistic work of a light or trivial character having no great or lasting merit; bagatelle.
6. a kind of pewter of medium hardness.
7. trifles, articles made of this.
8. English Cookery. a dessert usually consisting of custard and cake soaked in wine or liqueur, and jam, fruit, or the like.

verb (used with object)

1. to pass or spend (time) idly or frivolously (usually followed by away).

verb (used without object)

1. to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect:
2. to play or toy by handling or fingering:
3. to act or talk in an idle or frivolous way.
4. to pass time idly or frivolously; waste time; idle.

Origin of trifles

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English tru(f)fle idle talk, deceit Old French, variant of truf(f)e mockery, deceit; (v.) Middle English treoflen to mock Old French trufler to make sport of

Examples for trifles

She was a trifle subdued, with a puzzled look in her blue eyes.

The next thing was to borrow a trifle of what was passing through his hands.

It should be soft and light enough to spread easily over the top of the trifle in a not-too-thick layer.

In the unlimited power of her magnetism, what a trifle she had asked of him!

Any trifle will serve—a purse of gold, or even a jewelled goblet.

Grace's laugh sounded a trifle shaky, but it was a laugh nevertheless.

This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.

He merely carried that bug-catcher nonsense a trifle too far.

If he really meant to back the horse he would not have started with such a trifle.

They thought their own habits and customs just a trifle better than those of anybody else.