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insignificant

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in⋅sig⋅nif⋅i⋅cant

  [in-sig-nif-i-kuhnt]
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–adjective
1. unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
2. too small to be important: an insignificant sum.
3. of no consequence, influence, or distinction: a minor, insignificant bureaucrat.
4. without weight of character; contemptible: an insignificant fellow.
5. without meaning; meaningless: insignificant sounds.
–noun
6. a word, thing, or person without significance.
Origin:
1620–30; in- 3 + significant

Related forms:
in⋅sig⋅nif⋅i⋅cant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. trifling, minute, minuscule, picayune.
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in·sig·nif·i·cant   (ĭn'sĭg-nĭf'ĭ-kənt)   
adj.  

  1. Not significant, especially:

    1. Lacking in importance; trivial.

    2. Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.

    3. Small in size or amount.

  2. Having little or no meaning.

in'sig·nif'i·cant·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

insignificant 
1651, from in- "not" + significant (see significance).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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