bagatelle (redirected from Bagatelles)

bag·a·telle  (bg-tl)

n.

1. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.

2. A short, light piece of verse or music.

3. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and balls.

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[French, from Italian bagatella, diminutive of dialectal bagata, little property, possibly from Latin bca, berry.]

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bagatelle

Noun

1. something of little value

2. a board game in which balls are struck into holes

3. a short piece of music [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bagatelle - a light piece of music for piano     musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	2.	bagatelle - something of little value or significance frippery, frivolity, fluff small beer, trivia, triviality, trifle - something of small importance
	3.	bagatelle - 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 bar billiards table game - a game that is played on a table Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom