Definition of Insignificant

1. Adjective. Not worthy of notice.

Exact synonyms: Undistinguished
Similar to: Unnoticeable

2. Adjective. Signifying nothing. "Insignificant sounds"
Similar to: Meaningless, Nonmeaningful
Derivative terms: Insignificance

3. Adjective. Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status. "Peanut politicians"
Exact synonyms: Peanut
Similar to: Minor
Derivative terms: Insignificance

4. Adjective. Devoid of importance, meaning, or force.

Definition of Insignificant

1. a. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

Definition of Insignificant

1. Adjective. Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Insignificant

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insignificant

insiduous
insight
insight learning
insightful
insightfully
insightfulness
insightless
insights
insigne
insignia
insignia of rank
insignias
insignificance
insignificances
insignificancy
insignificant (current term)
insignificantly
insignificative
insignitor
insignitors
insignment
insignments
insincere
insincerely
insincerities
insincerity
insinew
insinewed
insinews
insinuant

Literary usage of Insignificant

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

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1899)
"CHAPTER XII Why the 'Americans Raise Some Monuments so insignificant, ... Nowhere do citizens appear so insignificant as in a democratic nation ; nowhere ..."

2. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1899)
"CHAPTER XII Why the 'Americans Raise Some Monuments so insignificant, ... Nowhere do citizens appear so insignificant as in a democratic nation; ..."

3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"ventors of this country, it made them a very insignificant return. Only about 2000/. was spent upon a Patent Museum. The Patent Museum at South Kensington ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"... so as to be insignificant in weight, all comes in the way of the wind, increasing the head- resistance without counterbalancing advantages. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"... so as to be insignificant in weight, all comes in the way of the wind, increasing the head- resistance without counterbalancing advantages. ..."

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