Trifle
WordNet
noun
(1) Something of small importance
(2) A detail that is considered insignificant
(3) Sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce
verb
(4) Consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
(5) Act frivolously
(6) Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- An insignificant amount.
- A detail or thing of little importance or worth.
- A particular kind of pewter.
- utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
- See a trifle
Synonyms
- (insignificant amount): iota, jot, scrap, whit
- (thing of little importance or worth): bagatelle, minor detail