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in⋅sig⋅nif⋅i⋅cant

   [in-sig-nif-i-kuhnt]
–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
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Language Translation for : insignificant
Spanish: insignificante, German: unbedeutend, Japanese: 取るに足らない
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in·sig·nif·i·cant     (ĭn'sĭg-nĭf'ĭ-kənt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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insignificant 
1651, from in- "not" + significant (see significance).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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insignificant

adjective
1. not worthy of notice 
2. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds" 
3. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" 
4. devoid of importance, meaning, or force [ant: important] 

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Insignificant

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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