bagatelles

noun

Definition of bagatellesnext
plural of bagatelle
as in trifles
something of little importance the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bagatelles
  1. smoke
  2. songs
  3. zeros
Noun
  • This torch is strong, which helps push the smoke down.
    Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Outdoor air is often suffused with formaldehyde gas from cars, smoke, factories, and oil and gas extraction, sometimes at worrying levels that are predicted to worsen with climate change.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of smoke
Noun
  • The lawsuit cites several songs and videos from Swift's albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Here are the 30 best songs and 20 best albums of 2024.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of songs
Noun
  • Google says that its chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - that is 1 followed by 25 zeros.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Septillion is a 1 with 24 zeros after it.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of zeros
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near bagatelles

bagatelle

bagatelles

baggage

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Bagatelles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagatelles. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on bagatelles

Nglish: Translation of bagatelles for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...