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fribble

fribble

1 9.9
A small unimportant thing you do not need
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɪbəl/
  • Archaic
: bagatela
  • She realized that the minor details were merely a fribble compared to the project's overall goal.

Examples

  • He spent hours discussing the latest celebrity gossip, which was just a fribble in the grand scheme of things.

  • Ignoring the important issues and focusing on such a fribble is not the way to make progress.

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Synonyms

trifle
vsfribble
26 4.6

A small unimportant thing not worth any attention

is a less formal or playful word for that same unimportant thing
chaff
vsfribble
11 8.4

Useless or unimportant things that distract from what matters

is focused on single trivial items rather than a pile of useless stuff
triviality
vsfribble
6 5.4

A small detail that does not matter

is the specific word for an unimportant thing rather than the general quality
tinker's damn
vsfribble
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

denotes a trivial thing but with less extreme dismissal of value
flying fig
vsfribble
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A thing that is not important or worth worrying about

is used for trivial things in general rather than strict irrelevance
mere trifle
vsfribble
1 4.0

A small thing that is not important

is used in place of that phrase but feels more casual
bagatelle
vsfribble
  • Literature
1 9.9

A small unimportant thing not worth worrying about

is the everyday term for such minor matters rather than a fancy word
frivol
vsfribble
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Someone or something people think is not serious

applies mainly to things rather than to people considered not serious
bup
vsfribble
  • Slang
9.9

Something that has no value or use

is similar but is not marked as explicitly informal in use

Antonyms

importance
597 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

significance
232 3.8

How important something is or how much it matters

How Important

issue
∞ 3.0
concern
∞ 1.7
matter
∞ 2.0
fribble
  • Archaic
1 9.9
minor detail
10 3.2

Surface Forms

fribble singular
fribbles plural

Etymology

Fribble can be remembered like the common word trifle — both mean a 'small, unimportant thing' you might buy and forget. So, a fribble is an object of little value.