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insignificant

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in·sig·nif·i·cant  (nsg-nf-knt)
adj.
1. Not significant, especially:
a. Lacking in importance; trivial.
b. Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.
c. Small in size or amount.
2. Having little or no meaning.

insig·nifi·cant·ly adv.

insignificant [ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt]
adj
1. having little or no importance; trifling
2. almost or relatively meaningless
3. small or inadequate an insignificant wage
4. not distinctive in character, etc.
insignificance , insignificancy n
insignificantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.insignificant - not worthy of notice
unnoticeable - not noticeable; not drawing attention; "her clothes were simple and unnoticeable"- J.G.Cozzens
2.insignificant - signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"
meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
3.insignificant - of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
minor - of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
4.insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

insignificant
Translations
insignificant [ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] ADJ [person, number, amount] → insignificante; [detail] → insignificante, sin importancia
who left it here is insignificant, the important thing isno tiene importancia quién lo dejó aquí, lo importante es ...

insignificant [ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adjinsignifiant(e)

insignificant
adjunbedeutend; sum also, wound, alterationgeringfügig; little man, person, appearanceunscheinbar; (= inconsequential) remarkbelanglos; her not insignificant talentsihre nicht unbeträchtlichen Talente; statistically insignificantstatistisch vernachlässigbar

insignificant [ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adjinsignificante
insignificant [ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adjinsignificante

insignificant
adj insignificant [insigˈnifikənt]
of little value or importance; not significant They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person. onbeduidend تافِه، عَديم الأهميَّه незначителен nepatrný; bezvýznamný ubetydelig; betydningsløs unbedeutend ασήμαντος insignificante tähtsusetu کم اهمیت؛ ناچیز merkityksetön insignifiant חֲסַר עֵרֶך नगण्य beznačajan jelentéktelen sepele, tidak berarti lítilfjörlegur insignificante 取るに足らない 중요하지 않은 menkas, nereikšmingas nenozīmīgs; mazsvarīgs nilai yang kecil onbeduidend ubetydelig, bagatellmessig nic nie znaczący insignificante insignifiant, neînsem­nat незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben beznačajan obetydlig, oansenlig ไม่สำคัญ önemsiz 無關緊要的 незначний; несуттєвий غیر اہم không quan trọng
n insigˈnificance
onbeduidendheid تَفاهَه، عَدَم أهَميَّه незначителност bezvýznamnost ubetydelighed die Bedeutungslosigkeit ασημαντότητα insignificancia tähtsusetus ناچیزی؛ حقارت mitättömyys insignifiance חוֹסֶר עֵרֶך नगण्यता, तुच्छता beznačajnost jelentéktelenség keremehan lítilvægi insignificanza 取るに足らないこと 보잘것없음 menkumas, nereikšmingumas nenozīmīgums; mazsvarīgums kecilnya onbeduidendheid ubetydelighet, bagatell znikomość insignificância insignifianţă незначительность bezvýznamnosť nepomembnost beznačajnost obetydlighet, oansenlighet ความไม่สำคัญ önemsizlik 無關緊要, 無意義 неважливість; нікчемність بے اہمیتی sự không quan trọng


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The tall masts holding aloft the white canvas, spread out like a snare for catching the invisible power of the air, emerge gradually from the water, sail after sail, yard after yard, growing big, till, under the towering structure of her machinery, you perceive the insignificant, tiny speck of her hull.
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As for himself, he would in this case be but an insignificant instrument chosen by God.
 
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