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trifling

Shadowy vs Trifling - What's the difference?

shadowy | trifling | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between shadowy and trifling

is that shadowy is in shadow; darkened by shadows while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As a noun trifling is

the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Indolent vs Trifling - What's the difference?

indolent | trifling | Related terms |

Indolent is a related term of trifling.


As adjectives the difference between indolent and trifling

is that indolent is habitually]] lazy, [[procrastinate|procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As a noun trifling is

the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Showy vs Trifling - What's the difference?

showy | trifling | Related terms |

Showy is a related term of trifling.


As adjectives the difference between showy and trifling

is that showy is (sometimes|derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As a noun trifling is

the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Trifling vs Trite - What's the difference?

trifling | trite |


As adjectives the difference between trifling and trite

is that trifling is trivial, or of little importance while trite is worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).

As nouns the difference between trifling and trite

is that trifling is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour while trite is a denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.

Trifling vs Contemptible - What's the difference?

trifling | contemptible | Related terms |

Trifling is a related term of contemptible.


As adjectives the difference between trifling and contemptible

is that trifling is trivial, or of little importance while contemptible is deserving contempt.

As a noun trifling

is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Trifling vs Absurd - What's the difference?

trifling | absurd | Related terms |

Trifling is a related term of absurd.


As adjectives the difference between trifling and absurd

is that trifling is trivial, or of little importance while absurd is absurd.

As a noun trifling

is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Trifling vs Imperceptible - What's the difference?

trifling | imperceptible | Related terms |

Trifling is a related term of imperceptible.


As adjectives the difference between trifling and imperceptible

is that trifling is trivial, or of little importance while imperceptible is not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

As a noun trifling

is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Irrational vs Trifling - What's the difference?

irrational | trifling | Related terms |

Irrational is a related term of trifling.


As adjectives the difference between irrational and trifling

is that irrational is not rational; unfounded or nonsensical while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As nouns the difference between irrational and trifling

is that irrational is a real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number while trifling is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Simple vs Trifling - What's the difference?

simple | trifling | Related terms |

Simple is a related term of trifling.


As adjectives the difference between simple and trifling

is that simple is uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As nouns the difference between simple and trifling

is that simple is (medicine) a preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant while trifling is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

As a verb simple

is (transitive|intransitive|archaic) to gather simples, ie, medicinal herbs.

Absurdity vs Trifling - What's the difference?

absurdity | trifling | Related terms |

Absurdity is a related term of trifling.


As nouns the difference between absurdity and trifling

is that absurdity is (obsolete|rare) dissonance while trifling is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

As an adjective trifling is

trivial, or of little importance.

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