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Unimportance

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un·im·por·tant  (nm-pôrtnt)
adj.
Not important; petty.
unim·portance n.
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Noun1.Unimportanceunimportance - the state of being humble and unimportant
humbleness, lowliness, obscureness
obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
2.Unimportanceunimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note
value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
inessentiality - not of basic importance
puniness, slightness, triviality, pettiness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
insignificance - the quality of having little or no significance
importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"


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Looking into Napoleon's eyes Prince Andrew thought of the insignificance of greatness, the unimportance of life which no one could understand, and the still greater unimportance of death, the meaning of which no one alive could understand or explain.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
If you have suffered your mind to dwell upon it for a single moment, try and remember the relative unimportance of such an amount when compared with a thousand guineas.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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