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TRIVIALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something of small importance
Synonyms:
small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triviality"):
bagatelle; fluff; frippery; frivolity (something of little value or significance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Synonyms:
pettiness; puniness; slightness; triviality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):
unimportance (the quality of not being important or worthy of note)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triviality"):
joke (a triviality not to be taken seriously)
Derivation:
trivial ((informal) small and of little importance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A detail that is considered insignificant
Synonyms:
trifle; triviality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("triviality" is a kind of...):
detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)
Derivation:
trivial (of little substance or significance)
