insignificance
Use Insignificance in a sentence
sɪgˈnɪf noun
the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To insignificance
Collins
World English Dictionary
insignificant (ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having little or no importance; trifling |
| 2. | almost or relatively meaningless |
| 3. | small or inadequate: an insignificant wage |
| 4. | not distinctive in character, etc |
| insig'nificance | |
| —n | |
| insig'nificancy | |
| —n | |
| insig'nificantly | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Insignificance
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
The teapot tempest that was precipitated by his bus-playing virtuosity has faded into the insignificance it deserves.
But this work came at the cost of increasing cultural insignificance.
Any errors in the prosecutor's opening statement were harmless in view of their relative insignificance.
These failings pale to insignificance when one considers the sales figures.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
