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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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