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NEGLIGIBLE
negligible
(adjective) so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; “the effect was negligible”
negligible, paltry, trifling
(adjective) not worth considering; “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”; “piffling efforts”; “a trifling matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
negligible (comparative more negligible, superlative most negligible)
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
Synonyms
• ignorable
• neglectable
• slight
• trivial
• See also tiny
Antonyms
• considerable
• important
• significant
• innegligible
• unignorable
Source: Wiktionary
Neg"li*gi*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. négligible, négligeable.]
Definition: That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration. Within very negligible limits of error. Sir J. Herschel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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