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insignificance

noun

in·​sig·​nif·​i·​cance ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)s How to pronounce insignificance (audio)
: the quality or state of being insignificant

Examples of insignificance in a Sentence

a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance
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Problems shrink into insignificance. Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025 Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance. Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Never have 59 rebounds carried such insignificance. Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for insignificance

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of insignificance was in 1699

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“Insignificance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insignificance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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insignificance

noun
in·​sig·​nif·​i·​cance ˌin(t)-sig-ˈnif-i-kən(t)s How to pronounce insignificance (audio)
: the quality or state of being insignificant

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