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trifles

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plural of trifle

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(Entry 1 of 2)

something of little importance

let us not speak of trifles when our nation may be going to war

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naught
(also nought),
smoke,
zeros
(also zeroes)

bits,
crumbs,
dabs,
drams,
licks,
mites,
ounces,
particles,
pinheads,
scintillas,
shreds,
smidgens
(also smidgeons or smidgins or smidges),
soupçons,
specks,
spots,
touches,
traces

trifles

verb

present tense third-person singular of trifle

Synonyms & Antonyms of trifles (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun

do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you

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vamps

2 to spend time in aimless activity

spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch

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