triviality
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5.4
- noun
- /trɪˈviː.əl.ɪ.ti/
:
trivialidad
- He decided to focus on the big picture instead of wasting time on trivialities.
- triviality and banality
Admit on the basis of neutral, objective facts, not on the basis of the trivialities of race.
- Admit on the basis of neutral, objective facts, not on the basis of the trivialities of race.
- And I was thinking, why are we trying to improve the parser or deal with some trivialities when we have capacity to really make a change?
- I would rather have these phrases be imbued with deep, significant meaning and excluded than included at the price of triviality.
Examples
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Roger was surprised at how easily conversation flowed among them—both about trivialities and about Claire's project.
Fiction book (1992) -
Discipline yourself in the trivialities of life first, then all matters greater than this will follow.
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But oh, how we would love to have these trivialities be the last of our sports problems.
Blog text (29) -
I mean, I know how to deal with these trivialities.
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You seem to be displaying signs of triviality.
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Men, on the other hand, have typically avoided doing laundry for reasons beyond its difficulty or triviality.
Academic text (2002) -
"What is it?" he asked reluctantly, wishing it would be nothing, some domestic triviality he would not have to bother with.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the other life, the chat room and telephone, we rarely talked about trivialities.
Fiction book (1998) -
The younger students' attitude to university was described in terms of 'superficiality' or 'triviality' and not something the older students wished to emulate.
Academic text (2011) -
Their love affairs, their politics, their inclinations, all of these trivialities are objects of obsession.
Synonyms
84
4.2
Small unimportant facts that people like to know
18
4.6
A small unimportant thing not worth any attention
16
3.5
Unimportant words in writing or speech
10
5.3
Something not related to the main topic
7
5.8
A state of not being important or having little effect
6
3.2
A small point that is not important
1
4.6
A situation or thing that is not worth much attention
1
4.0
A small thing that is not important
1
9.9
A small unimportant thing not worth worrying about
1
7.9
Something unimportant and not worth much attention
A small matter that people think is unimportant and easy to ignore
So small or unimportant that it does not matter
An unimportant event that people do not take seriously
A small unimportant thing you do not need
A state of being small, weak, or not important
Being more than what is needed
Not important to the subject or discussion
Antonyms
How Important
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4.2
663
1.0
194
3.8
∞
1.0
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3.2
6
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word triviality comes from the Latin trivium, a place where three roads met, with tri- like triangle 'three' and via 'road', so those crossroads were ordinary meeting spots. So a triviality is a small, ordinary thing that is 'unimportant'.