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insignificantHaving little or no importance, meaning, or influence; too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Having little or no importance, meaning, or influence; too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

Korean meaning: 하찮은, 중요하지 않은

Korean pronunciation: 인-시그-니-피-컨트 (강세: 니)

Example Sentences

  • My contribution to the group project was so insignificant that they forgot to put my name on it.
  • The scratch on the car was insignificant and barely visible.
  • He felt insignificant standing next to the basketball player who was 7 feet tall.

insignificant

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt//

Having little or no importance, meaning, or influence; too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

insignificant concept
💡 Concept

Having little or no importance, meaning, or influence; too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

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insignificant rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

What seems insignificant can be different from the magnificent!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootsign
Suffix--ificant

Origin

From Latin insignificans, meaning 'not marking' or 'having no meaning.' The word entered English in the 16th century with the sense of 'unimportant' or 'trivial.'

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🎵Rhyme

magnificentdifferentsufficient

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My contribution to the group project was so insignificant that they forgot to put my name on it.

The scratch on the car was insignificant and barely visible.

😄 Fun example

He felt insignificant standing next to the basketball player who was 7 feet tall.

The error in the calculation was insignificant and didn't affect the final result.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

trivialminornegligibleunimportantpetty

Antonyms

significantimportant