as in smallness
the quality or state of being unimportant
the negligibility of so much that is churned out by weekly television
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Noun
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The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Her big band from the Land tour is present on this album to draw a loud counterpoint to the protagonist’s quest for smallness and silence.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Problems shrink into insignificance.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Cole framed his opening monologue like a prayer, with jokes about Teyana Taylor’s relationship status, 50 Cent’s pettiness and Nicki Minaj’s politics.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Negligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibility. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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