All 5 Uses of
trifle
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- But it's just such seeming trifles that we've got to take seriously; such things count.†
Chpt 17trifles = things of small importance
- The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.†
Chpt 8 *
- Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.†
Chpt 9
- Madame Lebrun grew a trifle hysterical; Robert called his brother some sharp, hard names.†
Chpt 15
- He thrust the pouch back in his pocket, as if to put away the subject with the trifle which had brought it up.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(1)
(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity
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(2)
(trifle with as in: trifle with her affections) to treat somebody or something thoughtlessly or without respect
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, a trifle can refer to a kind of dessert. In classic literature, trifling can be a synonym for small talk.