fidfadn.adj.

/ˈfɪdfad/

Etymology: Short for fiddle-faddle n., adj., and int.

A. n.

a. One who gives fussy attention to trifles.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] > fastidious person

abrodietical1623

hypercritic1634

over-critica1661

finick1706

delicate1710

finicking1744

fidfad1754

quiddle1793

faddle1881

faddy1887

perfectionist1909

Nice Nelly1922

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > one who bustles or fusses > one who fusses about trifles

fidfad1754

niggler1781

busy idler1788

fiddle-faddler1846

1754 World No. 95 The youngest..is, in everything she does, an absolute fidfad.

b. A petty matter of detail, a crotchet.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1875 E. Lynn Linton Patricia Kemball II. 31 The fidfads, called improvements, which were not wanted.

1881 B. W. Richardson in Good Words 22 52 He built himself a house, and fitted it with every fidfad that could be suggested.

B. adj.

Frivolous, fussy, petty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious

frivolous?1563

lusorious1619

lusory1653

fribbling1654

fribblish1768

fribble1798

nidgetty1798

lightweight1809

fidfad1830

frivolling1882

footling1888

1830 R. Hill in E. Sidney Life (1834) 351 With the tinkling cymbal fid-fad musicians may try to tickle the fancy of such half-witted admirers.

1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 55 199 From exuberant 4to, down to the fid-fad concentration of 12mo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	fidfad
释义	fidfadn.adj. /ˈfɪdfad/ Etymology: Short for fiddle-faddle n., adj., and int. A. n. a. One who gives fussy attention to trifles. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] > fastidious person abrodietical1623 hypercritic1634 over-critica1661 finick1706 delicate1710 finicking1744 fidfad1754 quiddle1793 faddle1881 faddy1887 perfectionist1909 Nice Nelly1922 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > one who bustles or fusses > one who fusses about trifles fidfad1754 niggler1781 busy idler1788 fiddle-faddler1846 1754 World No. 95 The youngest..is, in everything she does, an absolute fidfad. b. A petty matter of detail, a crotchet. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1875 E. Lynn Linton Patricia Kemball II. 31 The fidfads, called improvements, which were not wanted. 1881 B. W. Richardson in Good Words 22 52 He built himself a house, and fitted it with every fidfad that could be suggested. B. adj. Frivolous, fussy, petty. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious frivolous?1563 lusorious1619 lusory1653 fribbling1654 fribblish1768 fribble1798 nidgetty1798 lightweight1809 fidfad1830 frivolling1882 footling1888 1830 R. Hill in E. Sidney Life (1834) 351 With the tinkling cymbal fid-fad musicians may try to tickle the fancy of such half-witted admirers. 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 55 199 From exuberant 4to, down to the fid-fad concentration of 12mo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.adj.1754
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