Trivial definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TRIV'IAL, a. [L. trivialis ... 1. Trifling; of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; as a trivial subject; a trivial affair. 2. Worthless; vulgar. Trivial name, in natural history, the common name for the species ... Lathyrus aphaca, Lathyrus is the generic name, and aphaca the trivial or specific name, and the two combined form the complete ... or difference; but it is now applied solely to the trivial name. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: (informal) ...
trivial name definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1759 1. specific ... difference. The present specific name he at first called the trivial name. Specific performance (Law), the peformance of a contract or ... decreed by a court of equity. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Trivial Triv"i*al, a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in ... 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. -- ...
... in earnest. 1. a. Being of small value or importance; trivial; as a trifling debt; a trifling affair. TRI'FLING, n ... significance or solid worth: as a. frivolous < trifling talk > b. trivial < a trifling gift > c. chiefly dialect lazy, shiftless < a trifling ... act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements. They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing ... Trifling Tri"fling, a. Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair. -- Tri"fling ... difficulties may seem fairly trifling. ...a comparatively trifling 360 yards. = trivial ADJ: oft a ADJ amount Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Trivial, petty, frivolous, frippery, worthless, inconsiderable, nugatory, slight, unimportant, insignificant, ...
Triviality definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TRIVIAL'ITY, n. Trivialness. [Not much used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 ... ties) Date: 1598 1. the quality or state of being trivial 2. something trivial ; trifle Webster's 1913 Dictionary Triviality Triv`i*al"i ... F. trivialit['e]] 1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness. 2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend ...
... syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial] 5: (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still ... money in the bank > 3. small in importance or interest ; trivial Synonyms: see small • littleness noun II. adverb (less; least) Date ... though small amount of (give me a little butter). 4 trivial; relatively unimportant (exaggerates every little difficulty). 5 not much; inconsiderable ... inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant. 4. Brief, short. 5. Inconsiderable, petty, slight, trivial, slender, feeble, moderate, scanty, weak, small (in force or efficiency ... tiny bit, tittle, toy, transient, trifling, trifling amount, triflingly, trivia, trivial, two shakes, two-by-four, uncatholic, uncharitable, unchivalrous, undersized, unessential ...
... syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1559 trivial, paltry Webster's 1913 Dictionary Piddling Pid"dling, a. Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things. The ignoble hucksterage ... To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important. --Ascham. 2 ... ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Trifling, trivial, frivolous, petty, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, inconsiderable, worthless, of little value ...
... of few or little units 5. a. of little consequence ; trivial, insignificant < a small problem > b. humble, modest < a small beginning ... in the form of coins as opposed to notes. 2 trivial remarks. small circle see CIRCLE. small claims court Brit. a ... Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing ... Little, minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular, fine. 3. Petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant. 4. Slender, scanty, paltry, moderate. 5. Feeble ... set, thin-spun, thinnish, threadlike, tight, tight-fisted, tiny, trifling, trivial, two-by-four, two-dimensional, uncatholic, uncharitable, unchivalrous, undersized, undistinguished ...
... and considerable.] Not worthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial. We speak of an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity or ... considerable, from Medieval Latin considerabilis Date: 1637 not considerable ; slight, trivial < the cost was not inconsiderable > • inconsiderableness noun • inconsiderably adverb Oxford ... a. Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Unimportant, insignificant, small, slight, trivial, trifling, petty, immaterial, of no consequence, of no moment. Moby ... picayunish, shallow, short, skin-deep, small, superficial, technical, tiny, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimpressive, unnoteworthy
trivialize definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue ... Webster's transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1846 to make trivial ; reduce to triviality • trivialization noun Oxford Reference Dictionary v.tr. (also -ise) make trivial or apparently trivial; minimize. Derivatives: trivialization n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (trivializes, trivializing ...
... or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" 21: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: idle, light ... usual weight < a light coin > 2. a. of little importance ; trivial b. not abundant < light rain > < a light lunch > 3. a ... for amusement, rather than edification; not profound. b frivolous, thoughtless, trivial (a light remark). 6 (of sleep or a sleeper) easily ... transmission, transom, transparent, transparent substance, transpire, transverse wave, trifling, trite, trivial, trivialize, tropospheric, trough, tumble, turn on, turn up, twangy, twist ...
... little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections" [syn: superficial, trivial] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ... of a person) having no depth of character or knowlege; trivial; shallow. 5 Commerce (of a measure) square (cf. SUPER adj ... surface, swift, tasteless, tedious, thin, three-dimensional, tiny, trifling, trite, trivial, two-dimensional, uncritical, unimportant, unlively, unprofound, urgent, vacuous, vain, vapid ...
... distinctions or objections [syn: quibble, quiddity, cavil] v 1: raise trivial objections [syn: cavil, carp, chicane] Merriam Webster's verb (-iled ... deceive — more at calumny Date: 1542 intransitive verb to raise trivial and frivolous objection transitive verb to raise trivial objections to • cavil noun • caviler or caviller noun Oxford Reference ... foll. by at, about) make petty objections; carp. --n. a trivial objection. Derivatives: caviller n. Etymology: F caviller f. L cavillari ...