triviality
pronunciation
How to pronounce triviality in British English:
UK [ˌtrɪviˈæləti]
How to pronounce triviality in American English:
US [ˌtrɪviˈælɪti]
-
- Noun:
- the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
Word Origin
- triviality (n.)
- 1590s, "quality of being trivial," from Middle French trivialite or else from trivial + -ity. Meaning "a trivial thing or affair" is from 1610s. Related: Trivialities.
Example
- 1. Eg. he was going to expose their triviality once and for all .
- 2. I don ; t want to make a fuss about such a triviality .
- 3. One cannot criticize the book on the grounds of triviality .
- 4. Kindness is triviality while love is essential .
- 5. Marriage was not like romantic love : it lacked passion and romance ; but it added triviality and boredom .