Pair of Words

Trifling (Adj) means: Unimportant, petty or lack in significance or solid worth. A trifling matter is small and unimportant. Synonyms of “Trifling” are: Valueless, inconsiderable, measly, minuscule, frivolous, idle, worthless, unimportant, negligible, trivial, petty, shallow, empty, tiny, small, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, little, minor, nugatory, etc. Whereas, “Trivial” () means: Not important or serious. In simple words, If we describe something as trivial, it means we think that it is unimportant and not serious.Synonyms of “Trivial” are: Unimportant, small, little, minor, slight, every day, petty, meaningless, commonplace, worthless, insignificant, trifling, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, etc.

Mean (Verb) means: To express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact, which one has in the mind as a purpose. Whereas, “Mien” (Noun) means: A person’s appearance, especially the typical expression on their face. Mien is the general appearance and manner of someone, especially the expression on their face, which shows what they are feeling or thinking.

Euphemistic (Adj) means: An euphemistic expression is a word or phrase which uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. Whereas, “Euphuistic” (Adj) means: Using a literary style of writing English that is affected.

Deprecate (Verb) means: To express disapproval or to not approve of something. If you deprecate something, it means you don’t approve of it and criticize it. Whereas, “Depreciate” (Verb) means: to reduce the value of something overtime.

Hew (Verb) means: To strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument to cut a large piece out of rock, stone or another hard material in a rough way. If we hew stone or wood, we cut it, for example with an axe. Whereas, “Hue” (Verb) means: A colour or a particular shade of colour. Ex: All the hues of the rainbow.