insignificant
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt//
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
adjective
- 1
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
- 2
Without meaning; not signifying anything.
Etymology
From in- (“not”) + significant.
noun
- 1
Someone or something that is insignificant.
An interesting series of advertisements is now being run by Henry W. Peabody & Company, of New York, makers of Domes of Silence, for the purpose of glorifying the insignificants of retailing. The keynote of this advertising is a broad-gauged attempt to sell dealers the idea of grouping small wares in such a way that they will gain strength by union.
Forms
- plural
- insignificants
- comparative
- more insignificant
- superlative
- most insignificant
insignificant · Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
insist · To hold up a claim emphatically.insistent · Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or…insisting · Synonym of insistent.