TRIVIALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Something of small importance

Synonyms:

small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triviality"):

bagatelle; fluff; frippery; frivolity (something of little value or significance)

Meaning:

The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Synonyms:

pettiness; puniness; slightness; triviality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):

unimportance (the quality of not being important or worthy of note)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triviality"):

joke (a triviality not to be taken seriously)

Derivation:

trivial ((informal) small and of little importance)

Meaning:

A detail that is considered insignificant

Synonyms:

trifle; triviality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):

detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)

Derivation:

trivial (of little substance or significance)