Trifle vs Tri - What's the difference?
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As a noun trifle is an english dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream. As a verb trifle is to deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth. As a numeral tri is three. As a preposition tri is through.
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trifle English
Noun
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
An insignificant amount.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=17 citation
, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take risks.}}
Anything that is of little importance or worth.
* Shakespeare
- Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmation strong / As proofs of holy writ.
* Drayton
- with such poor trifles playing
A particular kind of pewter.
(uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
Synonyms
See also: .
* (insignificant amount) iota, jot, scrap, whit
* (thing of little importance or worth) bagatelle, minor detail, whiffle
Derived terms
* a trifle
Verb
(trifl)
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
To inconsequentially toy with something.
To squander or waste.
Anagrams
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tri English
Noun
(chiefly, attributive) triathlon
- a tri bike
- a tri suit
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