Oh my word Trifle, Trivial, Truffle

You know my method, Watson. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.” –Sherlock Holmes Engaged in trivial talk, they gorged on the truffle while other triflers filed past them in the restaurant by the lakeside. Trifle is a noun. Trifle is a thing of least importance. Trifle is a thing of slight importance. Trifle is a small amount of money.

They went out to watch a gig but she was a trifle annoyed when she lost her mobile phone. Mangoes are sold for trifles when there is over-production. The psychiatrist counseled the couple to rise above the trifles in their lives over: they were quarreling over trifles.

They brought trifles as souvenirs but they were already damaged! Trifle, in British English, indicates to a sponge cake consisting of custard, jelly, fruits, or topped by cream. Trifle as a verb refers to act, or talk that is frivolous; acting or talking frivolously; treating or dealing with someone or something frivolously or heartlessly; not doing or acting seriously, waste away frivolously. In this sense of the word, it is similar to trivial’.

Trifle comes from the French word ‘truf(f)le. A trifle is an idiom referring to slightly, or rather. The gown sat prettily on her but it was trifle short. Trifler is a noun. Trifler is a person who wastes away something, or shows no importance to things seriously. Trifling is an adjective. Trifling means unimportant, petty, frivolous.

What matters to him were in the house are how household budget is spent not the trifling issues. Trivial is an adjective. Trivial means that which has or given small value or importance, trifling. When describing about persons, trivial means concerned only with trivial things or unimportant things. Trivial comes from the Latin word ‘trivialis’ –commonplace. The grammatical variants of trivial are triviality (noun), trivialities (plural noun), trivially (adverb), trivialize or trivialise (verb) and trivialization (noun).

The political spokesperson refrain from talking trivially, if they do not utter carefully they could be branded as trifler. You cannot trivialize anything aspect of a subject in politics. Triflers have no space in politics: trifler is the person who trifles. Trivia is a plural noun meaning trifles or trivialities. Truffle has two meanings. Truffle is a strong-smelling underground fungus.

Truffle is a culinary delicacy. Truffle, which lies in the underground, is found by trained dogs or pigs in France. Truffle is a sweet or dessert made of chocolate mixture covered usually in cocoa. How to rise above trifling matters? If you pause before saying something, or pausing before acting: you could be saner without being branded as a trivial soul.

Kovuuri G Reddy