triviality.

Insignificance or a matter lacking serious importance.

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Words that belong together

• apparent triviality
• dwell on trivialities

On the page

The dispute's apparent triviality concealed a deeper conflict.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular triviality; plural trivialities. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: argumentation, evidence, inference. Commonness: moderately common.