bagatelle
/ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/
noun
- 1
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
- 2
A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
- 3
A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
- 4
Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
- 2
To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.
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