Insignificancy: meaning, definitions and examples

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insignificancy

 

[ ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənsi ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

feeling of

The quality of being unimportant or trivial.

Synonyms

insignificance, triviality, unimportance

Examples of usage

  • He felt a sense of insignificancy in the vast universe.
  • Her actions were dismissed as insignificancy by the group.

Translations

Translations of the word "insignificancy" in other languages:

🇵🇹 insignificância

🇮🇳 महत्वहीनता

🇩🇪 Unbedeutendheit

🇮🇩 ketidakpentingan

🇺🇦 незначимість

🇵🇱 nieistotność

🇯🇵 取るに足らないこと

🇫🇷 insignifiance

🇪🇸 insignificancia

🇹🇷 önemsizlik

🇰🇷 하찮음

🇸🇦 تفاهة

🇨🇿 bezvýznamnost

🇸🇰 bezvýznamnosť

🇨🇳 微不足道

🇸🇮 nepomembnost

🇮🇸 ómerkileiki

🇰🇿 маңызсыздық

🇬🇪 უმნიშვნელობა

🇦🇿 əhəmiyyətsizlik

🇲🇽 insignificancia

Etymology

The word 'insignificancy' originated from the Latin word 'insignificans', which means 'to make small'. Over time, it evolved to its current form in English. The concept of insignificancy has been explored in various philosophical and literary works, highlighting the human struggle with feelings of smallness and lack of importance in the grand scheme of things.