Triviality

//ˌtɹɪviˈæləti// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being trivial or unimportant. uncountable
  2. 2
    something of small importance wordnet
  3. 3
    Something which is trivial or unimportant. countable

    "I propose to devote the remainder of mine to it, and can only regret the wasted years that lie behind me, squandered in trivialities."

  4. 4
    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous wordnet
  5. 5
    a detail that is considered insignificant wordnet

Synonyms

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pettinesstechnicalitytriflea continentala cursea damn

Example

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"We shouldn't waste our time in triviality."

Etymology

From trivial + -ity.

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