trifles's Usage Examples:

That this accuracy may sometimes degenerate into triviality, and that such absorption in trifles may occasionally hide the broad horizon, is conceivable.

Evans, coming on the scene in 1893, travelled in succeeding years about the island picking up trifles of unconsidered evidence, which gradually convinced him that greater things would eventually be found.

"How can one talk or think of such trifles?" thought Pierre.

The countess looked with sad and sternly serious eyes at Prince Andrew when he talked to Natasha and timidly started some artificial conversation about trifles as soon as he looked her way.

Omitting trifles and all publications that have been cancelled, the following list of compositions may be taken as fairly comprehensive: - Pianoforte Pieces.

We won't grudge trifles, you are welcome to anything--we shall be delighted!

Mention must also be made of his epigrams, which he styled "Trifles" (Fraszki); they are full of spirit and geniality.

From 1663 it became a permanent body, and was attended only by the representatives of the princes and the cities; and from that time it occupied itself mainly with trifles, leaving the affairs of each state to be looked after by its own authorities, and those of the country generally to such fortunes as chance should determine.

Fancy bothering about such trifles now!

"I'm not a goose, but they are who cry about trifles," said Petya.

Synonyms:

tipsy cake, pudding, pud,

Antonyms:

dock, burden, lodge, saddle,