breath vs trifle

breath

noun
  • A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense. 

  • A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air. 

  • The act or process of breathing. 

  • Air expelled from the lungs. 

  • A rest or pause. 

adj
  • voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds) 

trifle

noun
  • A very small amount (of something). 

  • A particular kind of pewter. 

  • Anything that is of little importance or worth. 

  • An insignificant amount of money. 

  • Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter. 

  • An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream. 

verb
  • To squander or waste. 

  • To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth. 

  • To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest. 

  • To inconsequentially toy with something. 

How often have the words breath and trifle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )