Associations to the word «Trifling»
Noun
- Gossip
- Distress
- Ridicule
- Propriety
- Suffering
- Consideration
- Consequence
- Comparison
- Temper
- Acquaintance
- Detail
- Disregard
- Uneasiness
- Whim
- Gratitude
- Errand
- Accident
- Sulla
- Indifference
- Misunderstanding
- Mind
- Contempt
- Exception
- Eagerness
- Happiness
- Courtesy
- Allowance
- Mistake
- Censure
- Inclination
- Defect
- Franc
- Excursion
- Excuse
- Undertaking
- Enjoyment
- Raoul
- Wound
- Regret
- Spade
- Fault
- Habit
- Advantage
- Arising
- Speaking
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
TRIFLING, adjective. Trivial, or of little importance.
TRIFLING, adjective. Idle or frivolous.
TRIFLING, adjective. (AAVE) Of suspicious character, typically secretive or deceitful; shady.
TRIFLING, noun. The act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.
Dictionary definition
TRIFLING, noun. The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working.
TRIFLING, adjective. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.