negligible (redirected from negligibleness)

neg·li·gi·ble  (ngl-j-bl)

adj.

Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.

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[Latin neglegere, negligere, to neglect; see neglect + -ible.]

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negli·gi·bili·ty, negli·gi·ble·ness n.

negli·gi·bly adv.

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negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒəb^əl]

adj

so small, unimportant, etc., as to be not worth considering; insignificant

negligibility , negligibleness n

negligibly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	negligible - so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible" minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
	2.	negligible - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" paltry, trifling worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

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negligible

adjective insignificant, small, minute, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsequential, imperceptible, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang) Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.
important, significant, vital, noteworthy

Translations

negligible [ˈneglɪdʒəbl] ADJ [amount] → insignificante; [damage, difference] → insignificante, sin importancia
a by no means negligible opponent → un adversario nada despreciable

negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒɪb^əl] adj (= very small) [risk] → négligeable; [amount, level] → négligeable
The risks are negligible → Les risques sont négligeables.

negligible

adj → unwesentlich, unbedeutend; quantity, amount, sum also → geringfügig, unerheblich; the opposition in this race is negligible → in diesem Rennen gibt es keinen ernst zu nehmenden Gegner

negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒəbl] adj → trascurabile, insignificante