- The quality or condition of being trivial.
- Something trivial.
triviality
Dictionary:
triv·i·al·i·ty (trĭv'ē-ăl'ĭ-tē)  |
n., pl., -ties.
| Thesaurus: triviality |
noun
- Contemptible unimportance: inconsiderableness, negligibility, negligibleness, paltriness, pettiness, smallness, trivialness. See important/unimportant.
- Something or things that are unimportant: fiddle-faddle, frippery, frivolity, froth, minutia, nonsense, small change, small potatoes, trifle, trivia. See important/unimportant, surface/depth.
| WordNet: triviality |
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Synonyms: pettiness, slightness
Meaning #2:
a detail that is considered insignificant
Synonyms: technicality, trifle
Meaning #3:
something of small importance
Synonyms: trivia, trifle, small beer
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