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
triviality (countable and uncountable, plural trivialities)
The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
Something which is trivial or unimportant.
• (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
29 April 2025
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
