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Meaning of 'insignificant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insignificant [ a.]
- Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.
- Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile.
- Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.

Meaning of 'insignificant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insignificant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
Example in sentence:
  • a minor, insignificant bureaucrat;
  • peanut politicians
Meaning (2):
- small and unimpressive
Example in sentence:
  • an insignificant sum of money;
  • we stayed in a dinky old hotel
Meaning (3):
- signifying nothing
Example in sentence:
  • insignificant sounds

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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