| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. 2. (n.) A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it. 3. (n.) To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements. 4. (v. t.) To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle. 5. (v. t.) To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money. | Multi-Version Concordance Trifle (2 Occurrences) Deuteronomy 32:47 For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it." (See RSV) Psalms 44:12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale. (See RSV) |