nugacity

noun

nu·​gac·​i·​ty

n(y)üˈgasətē

plural -es

1

: triviality

2

: something frivolous or trivial

hummed the scrambled fragments of two or three nugacities

—Robertson Davies

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin nugacitas, from Latin nugac-, nugax trifling (from nugae trifles, jokes) + -itas -ity

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