Antonyms for a triflea tri·fle

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1. a trifleadverb

   Synonyms:
   a tad, a smidgeon, a bit

2. a trifleadverb

   A little.

   Could you lend me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need to pay the rent.

   Synonyms:
   a bit, a tad, a smidgeon

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1. a bit, a little, a trifleadverb

   to a small degree; somewhat

   "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller"

   Synonyms:
   a bit, a little

How to use a trifle in a sentence?

1. Michelangelo Buonarroti:

   Trifles go to make perfection,And perfection is no trifle.

2. Saadi Shirazi:

   Heed not the flatterer?s fulsome talk, He from thee hopes some trifle to obtain; Thou wilt, shouldst thou his wishes baulk, Ten hundred times as much of censure gain.

3. Homer:

   The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

4. Michelangelo:

   Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.

5. John Locke:

   Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. One great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.

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