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Worthless vs Trifling - What's the difference?

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Worthless is a related term of trifling.


As adjectives the difference between worthless and trifling

is that worthless is not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential while trifling is trivial, or of little importance.

As a noun trifling is

the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

worthless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential.
    • Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless .
    The committee's decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.
    Don't be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.

    Derived terms

    * worthlessly * worthlessness

    Synonyms

    * useless * miserable * valueless

    Antonyms

    * worthful * worthy * useful * precious * valuable

    trifling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • trivial, or of little importance
  • * 2005 , .
    • it doesn't take him long to make any of them, and he sells them for some trifling sum of money.
  • idle or frivolous

    • Synonyms

    * trivial * inconsequential * petty * See also

    Related terms

    * trifle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.
  • * George Croly, Samuel Warren, Marston, or the Memoirs of a Statesman
    • He writes on the principle, of course, that in one's dotage we are privileged to return to the triflings of our infancy, and that Downing Street cannot be better employed in these days than as a chapel of ease to Eton.

    Anagrams

    * flirting