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insignificance
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in·sig·nif·i·cance

noun \ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)s\

Definition of INSIGNIFICANCE

: the quality or state of being insignificant
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Examples of INSIGNIFICANCE

  1. <a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance>

First Known Use of INSIGNIFICANCE

1699

Related to INSIGNIFICANCE

Synonyms
immateriality, inconsequence, inconsequentiality, inconsiderableness, insignificancy, littleness, negligibility, nullity, pettiness, slightness, smallness, triviality
Antonyms
bigness, consequence, import, importance, magnitude, moment, significance, weight, weightiness

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