1
as in nothing
something of little importance
overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants
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2
as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
the only thing the complaints have in common is their undeniable triviality
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Recent Examples of triviality
The opportunity to investigate that with the body cam footage and see the triviality of the conflict.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Back at home, those decisions seemed insurmountable because I was hung up on the little trivialities of my life.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Back at home, those decisions seemed insurmountable because I was hung up on the little trivialities of my life.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triviality
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Triviality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triviality. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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