Definition of Inconsequential

1. Adjective. Lacking worth or importance. "The quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet"

Exact synonyms: Inconsequent
Similar to: Unimportant
Derivative terms: Inconsequence

2. Adjective. Not following logically as a consequence.
Similar to: Illogical, Unlogical

Definition of Inconsequential

1. a. Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence.

Definition of Inconsequential

1. Adjective. Having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inconsequential

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inconsequential

inconnue
inconnues
inconnus
inconquerable
inconscient
inconscionable
inconscious
inconsecutive
inconsecutiveness
inconsequence
inconsequences
inconsequencies
inconsequency
inconsequent
inconsequentia
inconsequential
inconsequentiality
inconsequentially
inconsequentialness
inconsequently
inconsequentness
inconsiderable
inconsiderably
inconsideracy
inconsiderate
inconsiderately
inconsiderateness
inconsideration
inconsistence
inconsistences

Literary usage of Inconsequential

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"characters think, speak, and act with the most delightful irrelevance ; and "The Hunting of the Snark" is a marvel of inconsequential humor: They sought it ..."

2. The Theological and Literary Journal (1851)
"He offers another argument to show that men, though of the same species, are not of the same origin, that is equally inconsequential and inappropriate. ..."

3. Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion by James Lindsay (1897)
"... and self-consciousness—those essentials of freedom and intelligence—are considered. Nor does his position grow less inconsequential when he—in ..."

4. Single Audit: Refinements Can Improve Usefulness by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The usefulness of the auditor's schedule of findings and questioned costs is diminished because the schedules often contain numerous inconsequential ..."

5. Women in the Military: Deployment in the Persian Gulf War (1993)
"... (3) women's health and hygiene issues were inconsequential; and (4) although women and men considered the wartime stress to be significant, ..."

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