We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
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Triviality
//ˌtɹɪviˈæləti//
Synonyms for "triviality" (240 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (72)
eccentricityemptinessepidermisexiguityexiguousnessexteriorityfailurefalderalfarcefarthingfatuityfatuousnessfeatherfecklessnessfewnessfigfleabiteflimsinessfolderolfolly
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fooleryfoolheadednessfoolishnessfribblefripperyfrivolityfrivolousnessfruitlessnessfutilitygaudgewgawgiddinessgimcrackglossgoofinesshairhalfpennyhill of beanshollownesshootidiocyidlenessimbecilityimperfectionimpotenceinadequacyinanityincompetenceinconsequenceinconsequentialityinconsequentnessinconsiderablenessindifferenceineffectivenessineffectualityinefficacyineptitudeinsanityinsignificanceinsufficiencyjestjokekickshawknickknack
Related words (120)
knickknackerylevitylightnesslittlenesslunacymadnessmaladroitnessmeagernessmeaninglessnessmeannessmediocritymere scratchmindlessnessminikinminutenessminutiaemockerymoderatenessmolehillmuch ado about nothing
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niaiserieno depthno waternugacitynuttinessotiositypaltrinesspeppercornpicayunepicayunishnesspinpinch of snuffpinprickpointlessnessprofitlessnesspuninesspurposelessnessqueernessraprat racered centrindrow of pinsrushsappinessscantinessscratchscrewinesssenselessnessshabbinessshallownessshitshoalinesssillinessskinslendernessslightnesssmallsmall beersmall changesmall potatoessmallnesssnapsneeshingsoustrawstupiditysubnormalitysuperficialitysuperficiessurfacetempest in a teapotthe absurdthoughtlessnesstininesstoytrifletriflingnesstrinkettritenesstrivialnesstuppencetwo centstwopenceunimportanceunproductivenessunprofitabilityunprofitablenessunskillfulnessvacuityvaluelessnessvanityvapidityveneervicious circlevulgaritywackinessweirdnesswhim whamwhim-whamwitlessnessworthlessnesszaninesszanyism
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2 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- jonninjoutavuus noun (something trivial)
- tyhjänpäiväisyys noun (quality of being trivial)
- tyhjänpäiväisyys noun (something trivial)
- yhdentekevyys noun (quality of being trivial)
French
1 entries- trivialité noun (quality of being trivial)
Galician
1 entries- parvada noun (something trivial)
Māori
1 entries- hanganoatanga noun (quality of being trivial)
Polish
4 entries- bagatela noun (something trivial)
- bagatelność noun (quality of being trivial)
- błahość noun (quality of being trivial)
- trywialność noun (quality of being trivial)
Russian
4 entries- бана́льность noun (quality of being trivial)
- малова́жность noun (quality of being trivial)
- мелкоте́мье noun (quality of being trivial)
- тривиа́льность noun (quality of being trivial)
Spanish
3 entries- trivialidad noun (quality of being trivial)
- trivialidad noun (something trivial)
- ñanga noun (something trivial)
Tamil
2 entries- அற்பம் noun (quality of being trivial)
- அற்பம் noun (something trivial)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
With deliberate malice I loaded a prolix narrative with every triviality that a fairly retentive memory could rake out of the half-forgotten past.
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They argued about a triviality.
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Life is strange and changeable. A triviality is enough to kill us or lift us up.
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