unimportant
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt//
- United States//ˌʌnɪmˈpɔɹtənt//
- //ˌʌnɪmˈpo(ː)ɹtənt//
- //ˌʌnɪmˈpoə.tənt//
petty; not important or noteworthy
adjective
- 1
petty; not important or noteworthy
It’s to the credit of this remarkable writer that those absences seem unimportant beside what is so rousingly present.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English important English unimportant From un- + important.
Forms
- comparative
- more unimportant
- superlative
- most unimportant
unified · united into a wholeuniform · Unvarying; all the same.unimaginable · Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond…
unimportant · petty; not important or noteworthy
unintelligible · Not intelligible; unable to be understood.uninvited · Not invited.union · The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.