Piffle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

trivial nonsense

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪfəl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪfəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate blab twaddle chatter maunder palaver gibber prattle blabber gabble tittle-tattle fiddle-faddle balderdash tattle clack

Parts of Speech

noun	trivial nonsense
verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
verb	act in a trivial or ineffective way

Word Forms

piffle	verb	act in a trivial or ineffective way
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
piffle	noun	trivial nonsense
palaver	noun	loud and confused and empty talk
prater	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prate	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattle	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
twaddler	noun	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddle	noun	pretentious or silly talk or writing
prattler	noun	someone who speaks in a childish way
prattle	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabber	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabble	noun	rapid and indistinct speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

piffel

trivialer Unsinn

🇫🇷French

balivernes

absurdité triviale

🇪🇸Spanish

disparate

tonterías triviales

🇳🇱Dutch

pluisje

triviale onzin

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobagem

absurdo trivial

🇷🇺Russian

ерунда

банальная ерунда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बकवास

तुच्छ बकवास

🇧🇩Bengali

পিফল

তুচ্ছ বাজে কথা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிஃபிள்

அற்பமான முட்டாள்தனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిఫిల్

పనికిమాలిన అర్ధంలేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

पिफल

क्षुल्लक मूर्खपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિફલ

તુચ્છ નોનસેન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಫಲ್

ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിഫിൾ

നിസ്സാരമായ അസംബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਫਲ

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਬਕਵਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

پفل

معمولی بکواس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

废话

琐碎的废话

🇯🇵Japanese

ピッフル

つまらないナンセンス

🇰🇷Korean

실없는 말

사소한 말도 안되는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói phét

điều vô nghĩa tầm thường

🇹🇭Thai

พัฟเฟิล

เรื่องไร้สาระเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

omong kosong

omong kosong sepele

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

پفک

مزخرفات بی اهمیت

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmalık

önemsiz saçmalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁטוּת

שטויות טריוויאליות

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The primary meaning of 'piffle' is 'trivial nonsense'.

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'piffle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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