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adjective
- 1. unimportant or trivial: "a trifling sum"
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TRIFLING definition: 1. A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important: 2. A trifling matter or amount…. Learn more.
The meaning of TRIFLING is lacking in significance or solid worth. How to use trifling in a sentence.
Trifling definition: of very little importance; trivial; insignificant. See examples of TRIFLING used in a sentence.
If something is trifling it's really unimportant, of no consequence — "a trifling detail." Everything is relative, of course, and what might appear trifling to one person may take on deep importance for another. Clues are classically trifling things.
Definition of trifling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A trifling matter is small and unimportant. The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling. ...a comparatively trifling 360 yards. Synonyms: insignificant, small, tiny, empty More Synonyms of trifling. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Define trifling. trifling synonyms, trifling pronunciation, trifling translation, English dictionary definition of trifling. adj. 1. Of little worth or importance. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Frivolous or foolish: "Mr. Knightly ... is not a trifling, silly young man" ....
Having little value or importance; trivial. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Idle or frivolous. Wiktionary. Synonyms: paltry. negligible. little. inane. immaterial. idle. frivolous. banal. unimportant. petty. worthless. slight. shallow. puny. piffling. Antonyms: useful. worthwhile. important.
Trifling definition: of very little importance; trivial; insignificant. See examples of TRIFLING used in a sentence.
noun. tri· fle ˈtrī-fəl. Synonyms of trifle. 1. : something of little value, substance, or importance. 2. : a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits (such as brandy or rum) and topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream. trifle. 2 of 2. verb. trifled; trifling ˈtrī-f (ə-)liŋ.
