insignificancy
[ in-sig-nif-i-kuhn-see ]
Origin of insignificancy
1First recorded in 1645–55; insignific(ant) + -ancy
Words Nearby insignificancy
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How to use insignificancy in a sentence
When, by them, administration is convinced of its insignificancy, they are soon to be convinced of their own.
Their total insignificancy screened them from the fatal effects of the caprices of their tyrants.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks | Edward Wortley MontaguThe nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.
Familiar Quotations | John BartlettOn arriving at the spot, it was distressing to observe the insignificancy of the place, with regard to such a melancholy event.
Confessions of an Etonian | I. E. M.Now the tribe has been reduced to comparative insignificancy by this dreadful scourge.
Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet | Captain Marryat
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