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.

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Word Description / Examples
insignificancy

Used mainly in literary contexts or historical texts to emphasize the state of being insignificant.

  • The insignificancy of his actions did not escape notice in his later years.
unimportance

Used to indicate that something does not hold any significant value or priority.

  • The unimportance of the note was evident due to its lack of detail.
  • Her concerns were brushed off as unimportance.
triviality

Used to describe something that is of little value or importance and is often seen as unimportant or not worthy of attention.

  • They argued over the triviality of the issue for hours.
  • He dismissed the matter as a mere triviality.
insignificance

Commonly used in everyday language to describe something as not important or having little impact.

  • The insignificance of the error meant that no one noticed it.
  • She realized her insignificance in the grand scheme of things.

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.