“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
INSIGNIFICANT
dinky, insignificant
(adjective) small and unimpressive; “we stayed in a dinky old hotel”; “an insignificant sum of money”
insignificant, peanut
(adjective) of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”; “peanut politicians”
insignificant
(adjective) signifying nothing; “insignificant sounds”
insignificant, unimportant
(adjective) devoid of importance, meaning, or force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insignificant (comparative more insignificant, superlative most insignificant)
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Without meaning; not signifying anything.
Synonyms
• See also insignificant
Antonyms
• significant
Source: Wiktionary
In`sig*nif"i*cant, a.
1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.
2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile. Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments. Bp. Wilkins.
3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.
Syn.
– Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee Trivia
