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English noun: trifle | |||
| 1. | trifle (food) a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pud, pudding | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tipsy cake | ||
| 2. | trifle (cognition) a detail that is considered insignificant | ||
| Synonyms | technicality, triviality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detail, item, point | ||
| 3. | trifle (artifact) something of small importance | ||
| Synonyms | small beer, trivia, triviality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity | ||
English verb: trifle | |||
| 1. | trifle (stative) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently | ||
| Synonyms | piddle, piddle away, wanton, wanton away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| 2. | trifle (social) act frivolously | ||
| Synonyms | frivol | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
| 3. | trifle (cognition) consider not very seriously | ||
| Samples | He is trifling with her. She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania. | ||
| Examples | Sam wants to trifle with Sue | ||
| Synonyms | dally, play | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, deal, look at, take | ||
| Verb group | dally, flirt, play, toy | ||
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