ADJECTIVE | all | trivial, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune | (informal) small and of little importance |
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all | trivial, superficial | of little substance or significance | |
all | trivial | concerned with trivialities |
Sounds | trih'viyahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | (informal) small and of little importance. | |
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Synonyms | fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune | |
Broader | unimportant | not important |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | baladí, fútil, insignificante, insustancial, intrascendente, nimio, pequeño, trivial | |
Catalan | fútil, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstancial, intrascendent, negligible, nimi, petit, trivial | |
Nouns | trivia | something of small importance |
triviality | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | |
Verbs | trivialize | make trivial or insignificant |
Meaning | Of little substance or significance. | |
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Example | "only trivial objections" | |
Synonym | superficial | |
Broader | insignificant, unimportant | devoid of importance, meaning, or force |
Spanish | superficial, trivial | |
Catalan | trivial | |
Nouns | trivia | something of small importance |
triviality | a detail that is considered insignificant | |
Verbs | trivialize | make trivial or insignificant |
Meaning | concerned with trivialities. | |
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Examples |
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Broader | frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
Spanish | trivial | |
Adverbs | trivially | in a frivolously trivial manner |
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