triviality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtɹɪviˈæləti/
Etymology
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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English triviality From trivial + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
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(countable) Something which is trivial or unimportant.
Yes, I have a case. After a month of trivialities and stagnation the wheels move once more.
1922 February–March, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Problem of Thor Bridge”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published June 1927, →OCLC, page 172:I propose to devote the remainder of mine to it, and can only regret the wasted years that lie behind me, squandered in trivialities.
1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trivialities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
dicky-bird · scuddick · sop · ticky-tack · fig · minuity · fico · trick · trifle · flamfew · picayune · triviality · whiffle · bagatelle · dicky · bag of shells · fiddle · bathos (partial) · niff-naff · bric-a-brac · white chip · toy · flyspeck
Translations (20)
ta அற்பம் (quality of being trivial) · fi tyhjänpäiväisyys (something trivial) · pl bagatelność (quality of being trivial) · es trivialidad (something trivial) · es trivialidad (quality of being trivial) · ta அற்பம் (something trivial) · fr trivialité (quality of being trivial) · gl parvada (something trivial) · pl trywialność (quality of being trivial) · fi jonninjoutavuus (something trivial) · mi hanganoatanga (quality of being trivial) · pl błahość (quality of being trivial) · ru малова́жность (quality of being trivial) · ru мелкоте́мье (quality of being trivial) · pl bagatela (something trivial) · es ñanga (something trivial) · ru бана́льность (quality of being trivial) · fi tyhjänpäiväisyys (quality of being trivial) · fi yhdentekevyys (quality of being trivial) · ru тривиа́льность (quality of being trivial)