inconsequential en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/ (UK)
- /ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ (Canada)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequential English inconsequential From in- + consequential.
Meanings
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Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
“[…]Because desire just cheats you. It's like a sunbeam skipping here and there about a room. It stops and gilds some inconsequential object, and we poor fools try to grasp it—but when we do the sunbeam moves on to something else, and you've got the inconsequential part, but the glitter that made you want it is gone—” He broke off uneasily.
1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “A Matter of Civilization”, in The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book 3, page 341:You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential.
- Not logically following from the premises.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inconsequential | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inconsequential | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inconsequentialness · inconsequentiality · inconsequentially
Synonyms
piddling · meager · immaterial · base · trifling · silly · negligible · tin-pot · insignificant · minor · unimportant · miserable · for the birds · inconsequential · inconsiderable · pissass · like a fart in a windstorm · null · picayunish · unweighty · vain · worthless · pitiful · pointless · paltry · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · trifling · wretched · trivial · trivial · frivolous · nondescript · indifferent · piteous · foolish · ticky-tacky · picayune · ignorable · piddly · unimportant · contemptible · petty · two-bit · futile · negligible · slight · simple · idle · nothingburger · mean · pissant
Translations (30)
mi korokororiki (1. having no consequence) · da ubetydelig (1. having no consequence) · es inconsecuente (2. not logically following from the premises) · es de poca monta (1. having no consequence) · fr sans conséquence (1. having no consequence) · fi vähäpätöinen (1. having no consequence) · da ligegyldig (1. having no consequence) · pt irrelevante (1. having no consequence) · hu lényegtelen (1. having no consequence) · ru незначи́тельный (1. having no consequence) · sq jovendimtar (1. having no consequence) · ko 하찮은 (1. having no consequence) · it insignificante (1. having no consequence) · mi kūrapa (1. having no consequence) · sv oviktig (1. having no consequence) · es intrascendente (1. having no consequence) · es pichiruchi (1. having no consequence) · fi merkityksetön (1. having no consequence) · mk незначи́телен (1. having no consequence) · fi yhdentekevä (1. having no consequence) · mi hauarea (1. having no consequence) · it irrilevante (1. having no consequence) · ru несуще́ственный (1. having no consequence) · es pichiruche (1. having no consequence) · es pichirruchi (1. having no consequence) · es intranscendente (1. having no consequence) · bg без последствия (1. having no consequence) · cmn 无足轻重的 (1. having no consequence) · mi hanganoa (1. having no consequence) · da uvigtig (1. having no consequence)