Kleinigkeit — meaning in English

English meaning

• bagatelle noun A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
• cinch noun Something very easy to do; a sure thing.
• trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.

Senses

Kleinigkeit is used for these senses in English:

• bagatelle A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
• cinch (informal) Something that is very easy to do.
• minutia A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
• trifle (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
• trifle An insignificant amount of money.

bagatelle — full definition

1. noun A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
2. noun A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
3. noun A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
4. noun Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.

cinch — full definition

1. noun Something very easy to do; a sure thing.
2. verb To tighten or secure something firmly, such as a belt or strap.

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