bagatelle
bag·a·telle
noun \ˌba-gə-ˈtel\Definition of BAGATELLE
1
: trifle 1
2
: any of various games involving the rolling of balls into scoring areas
3
: a short literary or musical piece in light style
Examples of BAGATELLE
- <the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference>
Origin of BAGATELLE
French, from Italian bagattella
First Known Use: 1633
Related to BAGATELLE
- Synonyms
- trifle, child's play, frippery, nonproblem, nothing, picayune, shuck(s), small beer, small change, triviality
Rhymes with BAGATELLE
APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel
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