1
as in nothing
something of little importance
overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants
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2
as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
the only thing the complaints have in common is their undeniable triviality
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Recent Examples of triviality
In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.
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Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The opportunity to investigate that with the body cam footage and see the triviality of the conflict.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The opportunity to investigate that with the body cam footage and see the triviality of the conflict.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triviality
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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On Friday, Arteta insisted the Everton game would not fade into insignificance, but a weakened Arsenal team left Merseyside after a 1-1 draw knowing that Liverpool need a maximum of 11 points from their final eight games to become champions.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Another message from Bondi also got under Murphy's skin — not because of its importance, but its insignificance.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Triviality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triviality. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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