INSIGNIFICANT


Meaning of INSIGNIFICANT in English

— insignificantly , adv.

/in'sig nif"i keuhnt/ , adj.

1. unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.

2. too small to be important: an insignificant sum.

3. of no consequence, influence, or distinction: a minor, insignificant bureaucrat.

4. without weight of character; contemptible: an insignificant fellow.

5. without meaning; meaningless: insignificant sounds.

n.

6. a word, thing, or person without significance.

[ 1620-30; IN- 3 + SIGNIFICANT ]

Syn. 2. trifling, minute, minuscule, picayune.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .