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- pronunciation:
- trI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
having little value or importance; insignificant.
There had been a few trivial complaints, but most people seemed to be happy with the library's renovation.After reading many trivial student essays, the instructor was pleased to find one with a good deal of substance.She thought her symptoms were trivial and had not believed it necessary to see a doctor.- synonyms:
- insignificant, petty, slight, small, trifling, unimportant
- antonyms:
- big, grave, grievous, gross, important, momentous, serious, weighty
- similar words:
- dinky, frivolous, futile, idle, incidental, inconsequential, indifferent, lightweight, meaningless, mickey mouse, minor, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, picayune, piddling, vain, worthless
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related words: |
empty, flimsy, insignificant, light, nonessential, pitiful, puny, scrub, shallow, slight, slim, superficial, surface, vile |
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derivations: |
trivially (adv.), trivialness (n.) |
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