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fribble

fribble

9.9
A small unimportant thing you do not need
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɪbəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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

bup
vsfribble
  • Slang
20 9.9

Something that has no value or use

is similar but is not marked as explicitly informal in use
trifle
vsfribble
18 4.6

A small unimportant thing not worth any attention

is a less formal or playful word for that same unimportant thing
chaff
vsfribble
7 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
9.9

Someone or something people think is not serious

applies mainly to things rather than to people considered not serious

Antonyms

importance
663 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

significance
194 3.8

How important something is or how much it matters

How Important

issue
∞ 3.0
concern
906 1.7
matter
∞ 2.0
fribble
  • Archaic
9.9
minor detail
6 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.