triflingn.

/ˈtrʌɪflɪŋ/

Etymology: < trifle v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of trifle v.¹; jesting or frivolous talk; fooling; idle, foolish, or frivolous conduct or practice; frivolous delay or waste of time; †also concrete (plural) trumpery (quot. ?1544).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > trifling activity or time-wasting

loitering1362

triflinga1382

dalliance1567

piddling1580

baubling1608

idlement1622

concessation1623

paddling1642

sauntering1680

puddling1695

dawdle1813

dawdling1819

puttering1835

pottering1844

peddling1851

tiddlywinking1869

loiter1876

frivolling1882

potter1897

muckings1898

futzing1907

piffling1914

fucking1931

monkeying1932

muck-about1968

twatting1989

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [noun] > touching or handling idly

triflinga1382

toying1559

twiddling1847

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > in conduct

triflinga1382

dalliance1548

toying1559

legerity1561

dallyingc1680

flightiness1747

coquetry1753

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry

playOE

gameOE

ragec1330

ribaldyc1330

triflinga1382

bourda1387

japeryc1386

jesting1526

jest1551

jollity1591

pleasantry1602

lepidity1647

drollery1653

droll1670

sport1671

pleasancy1684

funniment1822

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively

trifling?1544

trinklement1582

gallantry1687

fegary1724

knick-knackery1801

trinketry1810

feminality1840

foofaraw1848

baublery1850

pretty-prettya1882

slum1929

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. iv. 12 Forsothe priue desceyuyng of trifling [L. fascinatio nugacitatis] derkneth goode thingus.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 114 With-owttyne more trouflynge the trebute we aske.

c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 287 Put not youre hands in youre hosen..nor pikynge, nor trifelynge ne shrukkynge.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 283/1 Tryflynges, scoffynges, fredaines.

?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. A.iv^v Euery pedled In euery tryfull must be a medler Specyally in womens tryflynges Those vse we chefe aboue all thynges.

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 163/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II He returned his answer by a letter..vsing therein nothing but triflings and delaies.

a1694 J. Tillotson Serm. (1742) III. 345 What a frivolous contention, what a trifling in serious matters.

1768 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2860 Wit if you have any, and..agreeable trifling or badinage.

1840 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 50 You are not bigoted by the solemn trifling of the schools.

1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma Pref. p. xi All other religious discussion is idle trifling.

1885 Manch. Examiner 4 May 5/2 Speeches..marked by a good deal of brilliant trifling.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

triflingadj.

Etymology: < trifle v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtrifling.

†1. Cheating, befooling, false, feigning. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating

trifling?a1400

cogging1542

cheatingc1555

flim-flam1577

overreaching1579

cozening1583

fogging1585

circumventing1603

gulling1614

imposturing1618

chicaning1698

crimping1699

bilking1732

humbugging1752

imposinga1754

nailing1819

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery

trifling?a1400

bantering1660

hoaxing1808

mystifyingc1827

bluffing1850

four-flushing1901

spoofing1920

shenaniganning1924

?a1400 Morte Arth. 1683 Ȝe do bott trayne vs to daye wyth trofelande wordez!

1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e vj Was there no suche folysh fayned triflyng deceite in England.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvij The kyng gaue many friuolus and trifelyng aunsweres.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxxvij So trifelynge and wicked a doctrine should haue bene dispised of all men.

2. Behaving idly or frivolously; not serious; frivolous; foolish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] > in conduct

trifling1535

dallying1548

flighty1768

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Tim. v. B Not onely are they ydell, but also tryflinge & busybodies, speakynge thinges which are not comly.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 98 Shall more and baser be sought out, every the triflingest and vilest Entertainment?

1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i Oh trifling, idle Talker.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 109. ⁋ 4 The trifling Way the Women have in spending their Time, and gratifying only their Eyes and Ears.

1885 Athenæum 23 May 661/1 The perverse intrusion of trifling thoughts at agonizing moments.

3. Of little moment or value; paltry, trumpery; insignificant, petty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > small or trifling in amount or degree

eathlyc890

littleOE

slender1530

foolish1533

triflinga1538

paltry1565

puny?1594

mean1599

minikin1617

unconsiderable1643

inconsiderable1648

punctilio1660

sneaking1703

insignificant1748

flimsy1756

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

microscopic1798

pindling1861

midget1879

diddly1893

scroddyc1909

chickenshit1934

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

frivol1492

fustian1523

triflinga1538

tirlery1546

trumpery1576

mockado1577

skipjack1597

flashy1598

trifle1607

fripperya1625

bagatelle1637

fingle-fangled1651

tawdry1696

sauntering1726

gimcrack1751

folderol1820

tin1886

shicec1890

cotton candy1951

candyfloss1957

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 63 Delycate wynys, fyne clothys..& a thousand such tryfelyng thyngys.

a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 310 The Worke of 10 yeares study for a trifling reward.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 139 [One] that for every the triflingest injury expects..to be avenged seventy and seven fold.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 8 Those were trifling Things to what followed immediately after.

1814 Rep. Comm. Publ. Rec. Irel. (1815) 75 To receive some trifling sum by way of Fee.

1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 66 The danger..was comparatively trifling.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	trifling
释义	triflingn. /ˈtrʌɪflɪŋ/ Etymology: < trifle v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of trifle v.¹; jesting or frivolous talk; fooling; idle, foolish, or frivolous conduct or practice; frivolous delay or waste of time; †also concrete (plural) trumpery (quot. ?1544). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > trifling activity or time-wasting loitering1362 triflinga1382 dalliance1567 piddling1580 baubling1608 idlement1622 concessation1623 paddling1642 sauntering1680 puddling1695 dawdle1813 dawdling1819 puttering1835 pottering1844 peddling1851 tiddlywinking1869 loiter1876 frivolling1882 potter1897 muckings1898 futzing1907 piffling1914 fucking1931 monkeying1932 muck-about1968 twatting1989 the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [noun] > touching or handling idly triflinga1382 toying1559 twiddling1847 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > in conduct triflinga1382 dalliance1548 toying1559 legerity1561 dallyingc1680 flightiness1747 coquetry1753 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry playOE gameOE ragec1330 ribaldyc1330 triflinga1382 bourda1387 japeryc1386 jesting1526 jest1551 jollity1591 pleasantry1602 lepidity1647 drollery1653 droll1670 sport1671 pleasancy1684 funniment1822 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively trifling?1544 trinklement1582 gallantry1687 fegary1724 knick-knackery1801 trinketry1810 feminality1840 foofaraw1848 baublery1850 pretty-prettya1882 slum1929 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. iv. 12 Forsothe priue desceyuyng of trifling [L. fascinatio nugacitatis] derkneth goode thingus. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 114 With-owttyne more trouflynge the trebute we aske. c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 287 Put not youre hands in youre hosen..nor pikynge, nor trifelynge ne shrukkynge. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 283/1 Tryflynges, scoffynges, fredaines. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. A.iv^v Euery pedled In euery tryfull must be a medler Specyally in womens tryflynges Those vse we chefe aboue all thynges. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 163/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II He returned his answer by a letter..vsing therein nothing but triflings and delaies. a1694 J. Tillotson Serm. (1742) III. 345 What a frivolous contention, what a trifling in serious matters. 1768 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2860 Wit if you have any, and..agreeable trifling or badinage. 1840 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 50 You are not bigoted by the solemn trifling of the schools. 1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma Pref. p. xi All other religious discussion is idle trifling. 1885 Manch. Examiner 4 May 5/2 Speeches..marked by a good deal of brilliant trifling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2020). triflingadj. Etymology: < trifle v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtrifling. †1. Cheating, befooling, false, feigning. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating trifling?a1400 cogging1542 cheatingc1555 flim-flam1577 overreaching1579 cozening1583 fogging1585 circumventing1603 gulling1614 imposturing1618 chicaning1698 crimping1699 bilking1732 humbugging1752 imposinga1754 nailing1819 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery trifling?a1400 bantering1660 hoaxing1808 mystifyingc1827 bluffing1850 four-flushing1901 spoofing1920 shenaniganning1924 ?a1400 Morte Arth. 1683 Ȝe do bott trayne vs to daye wyth trofelande wordez! 1547 tr. A. de Marcourt Bk. Marchauntes (new ed.) e vj Was there no suche folysh fayned triflyng deceite in England. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvij The kyng gaue many friuolus and trifelyng aunsweres. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxxvij So trifelynge and wicked a doctrine should haue bene dispised of all men. 2. Behaving idly or frivolously; not serious; frivolous; foolish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] > in conduct trifling1535 dallying1548 flighty1768 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Tim. v. B Not onely are they ydell, but also tryflinge & busybodies, speakynge thinges which are not comly. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 98 Shall more and baser be sought out, every the triflingest and vilest Entertainment? 1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i Oh trifling, idle Talker. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 109. ⁋ 4 The trifling Way the Women have in spending their Time, and gratifying only their Eyes and Ears. 1885 Athenæum 23 May 661/1 The perverse intrusion of trifling thoughts at agonizing moments. 3. Of little moment or value; paltry, trumpery; insignificant, petty. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > small or trifling in amount or degree eathlyc890 littleOE slender1530 foolish1533 triflinga1538 paltry1565 puny?1594 mean1599 minikin1617 unconsiderable1643 inconsiderable1648 punctilio1660 sneaking1703 insignificant1748 flimsy1756 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 microscopic1798 pindling1861 midget1879 diddly1893 scroddyc1909 chickenshit1934 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial frivol1492 fustian1523 triflinga1538 tirlery1546 trumpery1576 mockado1577 skipjack1597 flashy1598 trifle1607 fripperya1625 bagatelle1637 fingle-fangled1651 tawdry1696 sauntering1726 gimcrack1751 folderol1820 tin1886 shicec1890 cotton candy1951 candyfloss1957 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 63 Delycate wynys, fyne clothys..& a thousand such tryfelyng thyngys. a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 310 The Worke of 10 yeares study for a trifling reward. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 139 [One] that for every the triflingest injury expects..to be avenged seventy and seven fold. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 8 Those were trifling Things to what followed immediately after. 1814 Rep. Comm. Publ. Rec. Irel. (1815) 75 To receive some trifling sum by way of Fee. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 66 The danger..was comparatively trifling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1382adj.?a1400
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