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trifling

  (trī'flĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of slight worth or importance. See synonyms at trivial.
  2. Frivolous or idle.
triflingly tri'fling·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: trifling

adjective

    Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.

 
Antonyms: trifling

adj

Definition: insignificant, worthless
Antonyms: important, significant, useful, worthwhile


 
WordNet: trifling
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
  Synonyms: dalliance, dawdling, wasting time


The adjective trifling has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not worth considering
  Synonyms: negligible, paltry


 
Translations: Translations for: Trifling

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubetydelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
futiel

Français (French)
adj. - insignifiant, sans importance, léger

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbedeutend, tändelnd, sinnlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασήμαντος, μηδαμινός, ελαφρός, όχι σοβαρός

Italiano (Italian)
minuscolo, futile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fútil, trivial, insignificante

Русский (Russian)
пустячный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insignificante, sin importancia, frívolo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obetydlig, oväsentlig, lumpen, futtig, ynklig, värdelös

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不重要的, 无聊的, 微不足道的, 轻浮的, 轻佻的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不重要的, 無聊的, 微不足道的, 輕浮的, 輕佻的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경박한, 시시한, 게으른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - つまらない, 僅かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كسول, عابث, تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-ערך, פעוט, זעום‬


 
 

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