Thesaurus results for BAGATELLE

bagatelle

noun

ˌba-gə-ˈtel

Definition of bagatelle

as in nothing

something of little importance the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference

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Recent Examples of bagatelle It’s also been disparaged as a frivolous bagatelle. — Patricia Mears, Air Mail, 9 May 2026 Pinball got its start in 18th-century France with the billiardslike tabletop game bagatelle, which used a springlike launcher. — San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2020 Overall this novel is an entertaining bagatelle, told by a proficient storyteller in an engaging way. — David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019 Lewis kept the scope of emotion in the first bagatelle more along the lines of concerned. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 11 May 2018 As far as performance marathons go, the 10 hours of John Zorn’s bagatelles on Saturday at National Sawdust in Brooklyn may not have been the most sprawling. — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2016

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Women continue marching down the runway in their stilettos and frothy little nothings.

— Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of nothing

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But, when Dovner questioned him lightly about the details, the man’s infectious laughter made Gleb even more convinced that such trifles were hardly worth mentioning at all.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Peanut butter and chocolate are a perfect match in most desserts, but especially in this trifle.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of trifle

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