bagatelle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a light piece of music for piano
noun something of little value or significance
noun a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over

Borrowed from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.

'It was a bagatelle,' he said. — The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
But this is only a bagatelle. — Candide, Voltaire
“A mere bagatelle,” said Monsieur Maillard. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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