Overview of noun trifle

The noun trifle has 3 senses

• trifle -- (a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate)


• technicality, trifle, triviality -- (a detail that is considered insignificant)


• triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer -- (something of small importance)

Overview of verb trifle

The verb trifle has 3 senses

• piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle -- (waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)


• frivol, trifle -- (act frivolously)


• dally, trifle, play -- (consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania")