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Insignificant

Insignificant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Insignificant? [adj] not large enough to consider or notice [adj] not worthy of notice [adj] of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" [adj] signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall [adj] not important or noteworthy Synonyms \| Synonyms for Insignificant: hole-and-corner \| hole-in-corner \| inappreciable \| inconsiderable \| light \| meaningless \| minor \| peanut \| superficial \| trivial \| undistinguished \| unimportant \| unmeaning \| unnoticeable Related Terms \| Find terms related to Insignificant: aimless \| back-burner \| casual \| cursory \| depthless \| designless \| dinky \| dispensable \| empty \| few \| footling \| garbled \| immaterial \| importless \| inane \| inappreciable \| inconsequential \| inconsiderable \| inessential \| inferior \| insubstantial \| irrelevant \| lesser \| light \| little \| low \| meager \| meaningless \| miniature \| minor \| minute \| negligible \| niggling \| no great shakes \| nonconnotative \| nondenotative \| nonessential \| not vital \| nugatory \| null \| paltry \| petit \| petty \| phatic \| picayune \| picayunish \| piddling \| pointless \| puny \| purportless \| purposeless \| scrambled \| secondary \| senseless \| shallow \| shoestring \| short \| skin-deep \| small \| small-beer \| small-fry \| small-time \| superficial \| technical \| tiny \| trifling \| trivial \| unessential \| unimportant \| unimpressive \| unmeaning \| unnoteworthy \| unsignificant \| unsubstantial See Also \| Insignificant In Webster's Dictionary \In`signif"icant\, a. 1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words. 2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile. Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments. --Bp. Wilkins. 3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person. Syn: Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.

Insignificant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insignificant?

[adj] not large enough to consider or notice
[adj] not worthy of notice
[adj] of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
[adj] signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall
[adj] not important or noteworthy

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Insignificant In Webster's Dictionary

\In`sig*nif"i*cant\, a.
1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import;
   meaningless; as, insignificant words.

2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose;
   unimportant; valueless; futile.

         Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of
         rewards and punishments.              --Bp. Wilkins.

3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean;
   contemptible; as, an insignificant person.

Syn: Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small;
     inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.

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