a trifle

1. 1.

   to a small degree; somewhat

   “it's a bit warm”

   “felt a little better”

   “a trifle smaller”

   Synonymsa bita little

Questions about a trifle

What does a trifle mean?

a trifle means "to a small degree; somewhat".

What is another word for a trifle?

Close synonyms include a bit, a little. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is a trifle a common word?

a trifle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.