All 6 Uses of
trifle
in
Persuasion
- As it was, he did nothing with much zeal, but sport; and his time was otherwise trifled away, without benefit from books or anything else.†
Chpt 6
- She was ashamed of herself, quite ashamed of being so nervous, so overcome by such a trifle; but so it was, and it required a long application of solitude and reflection to recover her.†
Chpt 9 *
- I see that more than a mere dutiful morning visit to your aunt was in question; and woe betide him, and her too, when it comes to things of consequence, when they are placed in circumstances requiring fortitude and strength of mind, if she have not resolution enough to resist idle interference in such a trifle as this.†
Chpt 10
- One likes to hear what is going on, to be au fait as to the newest modes of being trifling and silly.†
Chpt 17
- The rain was a mere trifle, and Anne was most sincere in preferring a walk with Mr Elliot.†
Chpt 19
- But the rain was also a mere trifle to Mrs Clay; she would hardly allow it even to drop at all, and her boots were so thick! much thicker than Miss Anne's; and, in short, her civility rendered her quite as anxious to be left to walk with Mr Elliot as Anne could be, and it was discussed between them with a generosity so polite and so determined, that the others were obliged to settle it for them; Miss Elliot maintaining that Mrs Clay had a little cold already, and Mr Elliot deciding on…†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity