Analysis Complete

trifle

/ trifle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce
Type of:
dessert sweet afters
Kinds of:
tipsy cake
noun Sense 2
a detail that is considered insignificant
Type of:
detail item point
verb Sense 3
consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Type of:
consider take deal
Verb group:
dally toy play flirt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
act frivolously
Type of:
act behave do
Derived:
trifler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
something of small importance
Type of:
object physical object
Kinds of:
bagatelle fluff frippery frivolity
verb Sense 6
waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently
Type of:
spend pass
Derived:
dalliance dawdling trifling wasting time
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

dessert sweet afters tipsy cake detail item point consider take deal act behave