trivial

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adjective

1. (informal) small and of little importance (Freq. 4)
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
• Syn:
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling,
piddling, piffling, petty, picayune
• Similar to:
unimportant
• Derivationally related forms:
trivialize, trivia, triviality, pettiness (for: petty), littleness (for: little)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
2. of little substance or significance
- a few superficial editorial changes
- only trivial objections
• Syn:
superficial
• Similar to:
insignificant, unimportant
• Derivationally related forms:
trivialize, trivia, triviality
3. concerned with trivialities
- a trivial young woman
- a trivial mind
• Similar to:
frivolous