Kleinigkeit
dieNountrifle; small thing
English translations
- 01
trifle
- 02
small thing
- 03
little thing
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Kleinigkeit ist etwas Unbedeutendes oder Wertloses.
- English meaning
- A trifle is something insignificant or worthless.
- Synonym
- Bagatelle, Lappalie
- German example
- Das ist doch eine Kleinigkeit, darüber müssen wir nicht streiten.
- English example
- It's just a trifle, we don't need to argue about it.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Kleinigkeit
- Plural Form
- die Kleinigkeiten
Related words
- nicht der Rede wert sein
Not worth mentioning
- Mücken seihen und Kamele verschlucken
Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
- fretten
To fret
- Hypochonder
Hypochondriac
- Jot
Iota
- Nebensache
Trivial matter
- Pillepalle
Nonsense, triviality
- Irrwitz
Absurdity
- Problemchen
Minor problem
- Wenigkeit
Triviality, insignificance
- Wortklauber
Wordsmith
- Dinglein
Small valley, glen
- Kavaliersschmerzen
Imaginary ailments
- Bünzli
Petty bourgeois, square
- verpetzen
to snitch, to tell on someone
- Federlesen
Federlesen means to dwell on trivialities or to be unnecessarily fussy.
- verzetteln
to get bogged down
- kritteln
To nitpick, to find fault
- ein Fass aufmachen
To make a fuss
- nervenkrank
Suffering from a nervous disorder, mentally unstable or hypersensitive.
- Petitesse
Trifle
- Bagatelle
trifle
- Lappalie
Triviality
- Querulantin
Quarrelsome woman
- Nebensächlichkeit
A triviality is something that is not important or of little significance.
- Kleinkram
Odds and ends, small items, knick-knacks
- Umstandskrämer
A stickler is a person who is unnecessarily complicated and pedantic, often regarding rules or details.
- Tümelei
Sentimentality, pettiness
- Gewese
fuss, ado, commotion
- Bohei
Bohei means unnecessary fuss or noise about a trivial matter.
- Pappenstiel
Trifle
- Pedantin
A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules, often to the point of being annoying.
- zanken
to bicker
- pekzieren
To nitpick
- pingelig
Fussy
- Nörgler
complainer
- Haarspalterei
Hair-splitting, quibbling over minor details
- Barterl
Knick-knacks
- Korinthenkacker
Nitpicker, pedant
- Heulsuse
Crybaby
- Tüddelkram
knick-knacks, odds and ends
- Pipifax
Trifle, triviality
- streiten
to argue
Example sentences with “Kleinigkeit”
Das ist nur eine Kleinigkeit. (That is just a small thing.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Kleinigkeit feminine?
Yes, nouns ending in -keit are always feminine (die Kleinigkeit).