The difference between Fritter and Trifle
When used as nouns, fritter means a dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter, whereas trifle means an english dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
When used as verbs, fritter means to occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination, whereas trifle means to deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fritter and Trifle
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Fritter as a noun:
A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
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Fritter as a noun:
A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
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Fritter as a verb (intransitive, often with '''about''' or '''around'''):
To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
Examples:
"I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon."
"He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts."
"It is quite possible to fritter one's life away in answer to the endless calls of others."
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Fritter as a verb (transitive):
To sinter.
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Fritter as a verb (transitive):
To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.
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Fritter as a verb (transitive):
To break into small pieces or fragments.
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Trifle as a noun:
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
Examples:
"coordinate terms tiramisu bread pudding"
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Trifle as a noun:
Anything that is of little importance or worth. An insignificant amount of money.
Examples:
"synonyms: bagatelle minor detaiwhiffle Thesaurus:trifle"
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Trifle as a noun:
A very small amount (of something).
Examples:
"synonyms: smidgThesaurus:modicum"
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Trifle as a noun:
A particular kind of pewter.
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Trifle as a noun (uncountable):
Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
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Trifle as a verb (intransitive):
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
Examples:
"You must not trifle with her affections."
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Trifle as a verb (intransitive):
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
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Trifle as a verb (intransitive):
To inconsequentially toy with something.
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Trifle as a verb (transitive):
To squander or waste.
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Trifle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To make a trifle of, to make trivial.