fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(adjective) (informal) small and of little importance; âa fiddling sum of moneyâ; âa footling gestureâ; âour worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at warâ; âa little (or small) matterâ; âa dispute over niggling detailsâ; âlimited to petty enterprisesâ; âpiffling effortsâ; âgiving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infractionâ
trivial
(adjective) concerned with trivialities; âa trivial young womanâ; âa trivial mindâ
superficial, trivial
(adjective) of little substance or significance; âa few superficial editorial changesâ; âonly trivial objectionsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trivial (comparative more trivial, superlative most trivial)
Ignorable; of little significance or value.
Commonplace, ordinary.
Concerned with or involving trivia.
(taxonomy) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
(mathematics) Self-evident.
Pertaining to the trivium.
(philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.
• (of little significance): ignorable, negligible, trifling
• nontrivial
• important
• significant
• radical
• fundamental
trivial (plural trivials)
(obsolete) Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.
• vitrail
Source: Wiktionary
Triv"i*al, a. Etym: [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See Voyage.]
1. Found anywhere; common. [Obs.]
2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar. As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De Quincey.
3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair. The trivial round, the common task. Keble.
4. Of or pertaining to the trivium. Trivial name (Nat. Hist.), the specific name.(Chem.) The common name, not describing the structure and from which the structure cannot be deduced; -- contrasted with systematic name.
Triv"i*al, n.
Definition: One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.] Skelton. Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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