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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsignifiance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-siɲi-fjɑ̃s
"Il a souligné l'insignifiance de ce détail."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being insignificant, trivial, or lacking importance.
"She was struck by the utter inconsequentiality of their daily arguments." - 2
Lack of logical consequence or relevance; not following as a logical result.
"The argument suffered from a frustrating inconsequentiality that rendered its conclusion meaningless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective inconsequential, combining the Latin prefix in- (meaning 'not') with consequentia (meaning 'consequence' or 'importance'), rooted in Latin consequi ('to follow closely'). The noun form emerged in the 19th century to denote the abstract quality of lacking significance, importance, or logical sequence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inconsequentiality" is said worldwide
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insignifiance
Transliteration: in-siɲi-fjɑ̃s
"Il a souligné l'insignifiance de ce détail."
Bedeutungslosigkeit
Transliteration: bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t
"Die Bedeutungslosigkeit des Vorfalls wurde bald klar."
inconsandezza
Transliteration: in-kon-se-kwen-tsja
Script: inconsequenzialità
"L'inconsequenzialità del suo discorso ha sorpreso tutti."
intrascendencia
Transliteration: in-tɾa-sen-ˈden-sja
"Nadie prestó atención debido a la intrascendencia del asunto."
insignificância
Transliteration: ĩ.siɡ.niˈfĩ.sja
"Eles discutiram por pura insignificância."
तुच्छता
Transliteration: tuchchhta
"उसकी बातों की तुच्छता ने सबको निराश किया।"
无足轻重
Transliteration: wú zú qīng zhòng
"我们要学会忽略这些无足轻重的小事。"
사소함
Transliteration: sasoham
"우리는 그 문제의 사소함에 실망했다."
取るに足りなさ
Transliteration: toru ni tarinasa
"彼の発言の取るに足りなさが議論を混乱させた。"
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