Dictionary

trivia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ (Canada, UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Latin trivia English trivia From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
   • This trivia takes up too much of the day.
   • These trivia take up too much of the day.
   • There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God! 1943 December 14, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of trivium
   form of trivium
3. (countable, uncountable) A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
   • I joined the trivia club this semester!

Forms

Deriveds

triviaphile · administrivia · triviaholic

Relateds

trivial · triviality · trivialize

Synonyms

froth

Translations (36)

ru ме́лочи (insignificant trifles of little importance) · cmn 豆知識 /豆知识 (insignificant trifles of little importance) · es trivia (insignificant trifles of little importance) · fr bagatelles (insignificant trifles of little importance) · pl ciekawostka (insignificant trifles of little importance) · es trivia (quiz) · de Varia (insignificant trifles of little importance) · de Trivia (insignificant trifles of little importance) · ru пустяки́ (insignificant trifles of little importance) · lv nieki (insignificant trifles of little importance) · uk ціка́винки (insignificant trifles of little importance) · cmn 冷知識 /冷知识 (insignificant trifles of little importance) · fi nippelitieto (insignificant trifles of little importance) · lv sīkumi (insignificant trifles of little importance) · hu érdekesség (insignificant trifles of little importance) · ky мелочи (insignificant trifles of little importance) · fr fadaises (insignificant trifles of little importance) · uk дрібни́ці (insignificant trifles of little importance) · ja 豆知識 (insignificant trifles of little importance) · pt curiosidade (insignificant trifles of little importance) · vi thông tin bên lề (insignificant trifles of little importance) · nl trivia (insignificant trifles of little importance) · fi trivia (insignificant trifles of little importance) · sv bagateller (insignificant trifles of little importance) · mi kāmuimui (insignificant trifles of little importance) · de Kleinigkeiten (insignificant trifles of little importance) · sv struntsaker (insignificant trifles of little importance) · ko 잡학 (insignificant trifles of little importance) · yi טריוויע (insignificant trifles of little importance) · mi kūrapa (insignificant trifles of little importance) · yi נישטיקייטן (insignificant trifles of little importance) · tr ıvır zıvır (insignificant trifles of little importance) · de Minuzien (insignificant trifles of little importance) · sv småsaker (insignificant trifles of little importance) · kk мелочи (insignificant trifles of little importance) · de Nichtigkeiten (insignificant trifles of little importance)