Triviality

  • 11triviality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1598 1. the quality or state of being trivial 2. something trivial ; trifle …

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  • 12triviality — /triv ee al i tee/, n., pl. trivialities. 1. something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities. 2. Also, trivialness /triv ee euhl nis/. trivial quality or character. [1590 1600; TRIVIAL +… …

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  • 13triviality — noun /ˌtɹɪviˈæləti/ a) The quality of being trivial or unimportant. I propose to devote the remainder of mine to it, and can only regret the wasted years that lie behind me, squandered in trivialities. b) Something which is trivial or unimportant …

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  • 14triviality — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, absurdity, aimlessness, asininity, bagatelle, baseness, battiness, bauble, bean, bibelot, big deal, bit, bootlessness, brainlessness, brass farthing, buffoonery, button,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15triviality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. unimportance, immateriality, paltriness; see insignificance . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n trifle, nothing, no big thing, *no big deal, *nothing to sweat about, *nothing to get worked up about, detail. III (Roget s… …

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  • 16triviality — triv|i|al|i|ty [ ,trıvi æləti ] noun 1. ) uncount the trivial quality of something 2. ) count a minor detail or difficulty …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17triviality — triv·i·al·i·ty || ‚trɪvɪ ælÉ™tɪ n. thing or topic lacking importance, something that is insignificant …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18triviality — n. 1. Trivialness, unimportance, insignificance, indifference. 2. Trifle, small matter, bawble, nothing, bubble, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment, bagatelle …

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  • 19triviality — noun 1 (U) the fact of being not at all important or serious 2 (C) something that is very unimportant: Don t waste your time on trivialities …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20triviality — n 1. trifle, trifling, something of little importance, no great matter, no big thing, small or little matter, technicality; unimportant or inconsequential thing, nothing to worry or get upset over, something of no concern, insignificant,… …

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