Visual meaning of 'bagatelle' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

Examples:

"Forgetting my umbrella was a bagatelle compared to losing my wallet. "

thing abstract value

noun

A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.

Examples:

"The piano teacher assigned a short, cheerful bagatelle for her student to learn as a fun break from the more serious pieces. "

literature music entertainment

noun

A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.

Examples:

"After dinner, we set up the bagatelle in the game room and took turns trying to score points by hitting the balls into the arches. "

game entertainment sport

Visual illustration of bagatelle: Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball. - Image 1

noun

Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.

Examples:

"During the family's annual game night, the children excitedly brought out the bagatelle, hoping to win by skillfully maneuvering the balls past all the pins and into the highest-scoring pockets. "

game entertainment utensil

verb

To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.

Examples:

"The lost puppy bagatelled through the park, sniffing at every tree and chasing falling leaves. "

game action

verb

To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.

Examples:

"She tended to bagatellize her own accomplishments, often dismissing them as "just luck." "

attitude value

Related Words

instrumental/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

(grammar) The instrumental case.

billiards/ˈbɪlɪədz/ /ˈbɪl.jɚdz/

(games) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

skillfully/ˈskɪlfəli/ /ˈskɪlfʊli/

In a skillful manner; with skill.

maneuvering/məˈnuːvərɪŋ/ /məˈnuːvərɪŋɡ/ /məˈnjuːvərɪŋ/ /məˈnjuːvərɪŋɡ/

To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.

typically/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

In a typical or common manner.

developed/dɪˈvɛləpt/

To change with a specific direction, progress.

dismissing/dɪˈsmɪsɪŋ/ /dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

excitedly/ɪkˈsaɪtɪdlɪ/ /ekˈsaɪtɪdlɪ/

In an excited manner.

literature/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪ.tɚ.tʃɚ/

The body of all written works.

forgetting/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/

To lose remembrance of.

accomplishments/ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənts/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənts/

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

insubstantial/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl/ /ˌɪnsəpˈstænʃəl/

Lacking substance; not real or strong.