[syn: triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Triviality \Triv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Trivialities. [Cf. F.
trivialit['e]]
1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.
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2. That which is trivial; a trifle.
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The philosophy of our times does not expend itself
in furious discussions on mere scholastic
trivialities. --Lyon
Playfair.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
triviality
n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
[syn: pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness]
2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn:
technicality, trifle, triviality]
3: something of small importance [syn: triviality, trivia,
trifle, small beer]