word-vault/dist/data/cards/tr/trifle.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "trifle",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with layers of jelly, custard and cream",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Food"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "slightly",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She seemed a trifle anxious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "something that is not valuable or important",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There’s no point worrying over such trifles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "$1 000 is a mere trifle to her."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtraɪfl/",
                "audio": "tr/trifle/trifle__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtraɪfl/",
                "audio": "tr/trifle/trifle__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’."
}