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trifle
('tr/aI/f/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • a detail that is considered insignificant(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • something of small importance(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • act frivolously(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    frivol
    source: wordnet30
  • consider not very seriously(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    dally, play
    source: wordnet30
  • To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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