TRIVIALITY

triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer

(noun) something of small importance

pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness

(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

trifle, triviality

(noun) a detail that is considered insignificant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

triviality (countable and uncountable, plural trivialities)

The quality of being trivial or unimportant.

Something which is trivial or unimportant.

Synonyms

• (partial): bathos

Source: Wiktionary


Triv`i*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Trivialities. Etym: [Cf. F. trivialité]

1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.

2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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