Trifle — Defs

01 n. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.

1.
A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.
“With such poor trifles playing.” — Drayton.

“Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ.” — Shak.

“Small sands the mountain, moments make year, And frifles life.” — Young.
2.
A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.

02 v. i. To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.

imp. & p. p. Trifled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trifling

1.
To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.
“They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing which toucheth us.” — Hooker.

Phrases & compounds

To trifle with — to play the fool with; to treat without respect or seriousness; to mock; as, to trifle with one's feelings, or with sacred things.

03 v. t. To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.