bagatelles
Insignificant little things
Bagatelles are trifles—things of little importance or value.
The word suggests small matters unworthy of serious attention: He dismissed their concerns as mere bagatelles.
In music, a bagatelle is a short, light composition, typically for piano.
The term also names a billiard-like table game where balls are struck into numbered holes.
Small ornamental objects
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- baublesShowy worthless ornaments
- gewgawsShowy worthless ornaments
- noveltiesUnfamiliar or unusual items
curios · bric-a-brac · tchotchkes · gimcracks · fripperies · sundries · oddments · minutiae
knickknacks
Small ornamental objects
novelties · curios · bric-a-brac · tchotchkes · gimcracks · fripperies · sundries · oddments · minutiae · inconsequentialities
sonatina
Diminutive instrumental composition
- nocturneContemplative keyboard piece
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
etude · impromptu · caprice · scherzo · minuet · gavotte · divertimento · rondeau · berceuse · humoresque
trifling
Of no real importance
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
whimsy · diversion · amusement · frolic · jest · caprice · lightheartedness · pastime · levity · sportiveness
- Franklin Worksautobiography, political essays, satires, scientific papers
- piano musicpiano, solo piano, blues piano, four hands, piano solos
- Minor workssketches, drafts, fragments, notes, vignettes
- nonproblemsnonissues, trivia, molehills, false alarms, small stuff
- sheet musicsheet music, treble clef, score, notes, scores
bagatellesessentials
Indispensable items or elements
priorities · fundamentals · imperatives · crux · urgencies
bagatellesmasterpieces
Works of supreme skill
magnum opus · major works · tour de force · epics · monuments