About The Word Negligible

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Negligible

Negligible Meaning & Definition
Negligible Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Negligible?

[adj] so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
[adj] not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Negligible: minimal | minimum | paltry | trifling | worthless

Related Terms | Find terms related to Negligible: back-burner | cursory | depthless | dinky | dispensable | fat | few | footling | immaterial | inappreciable | inconsequential | inconsiderable | inessential | inferior | insignificant | irrelevant | little | low | meager | miniature | minor | minute | niggling | no great shakes | nonessential | not vital | nugatory | off | outside | paltry | petit | petty | picayune | picayunish | piddling | shallow | short | skin-deep | slender | slight | slim | small | superficial | technical | tiny | trifling | trivial | unessential | unimportant | unimpressive | unnoteworthy | worthless

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Negligible In Webster's Dictionary

\Neg"li*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]gligible, n['e]gligeable.] That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration. Within very negligible limits of error. --Sir J. Herschel.

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