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unimportant

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un·im·por·tant  (nm-pôrtnt)
adj.
Not important; petty.

unim·portance n.

unimportant [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt]
adj
lacking in significance or value unimportant matters
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
2.unimportant - 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"

unimportant
adjective insignificant, minor, petty, trivial, slight, irrelevant, worthless, trifling, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, low-ranking, of no consequence, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), of no account, nugatory, not worth mentioning, of no moment It was an unimportant job, and paid very little.
major, important, significant, essential, vital, grave, urgent, weighty
Translations
unimportant [ˈʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt] ADJsin importancia
they talked of unimportant thingshablaron de cosas sin importancia
the problem itself is relatively unimportantel problema en sí tiene relativamente poca importancia

unimportant [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːrtənt] adjsans importance

unimportant
adjunwichtig, unbedeutend; detail alsounwesentlich

unimportant [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt] adj (matter) → senza importanza, di scarsa importanza; (detail) → trascurabile
unimportant [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt] adj (matter) → senza importanza, di scarsa importanza; (detail) → trascurabile

unimportant غير هام nedůležitý uvigtig unwichtig επουσιώδης sin importancia vähäpätöinen futile nevažan trascurabile 重要でない 중요하지 않은 onbelangrijk uviktig nieważny sem importância неважный oviktig ไม่สำคัญ önemsiz tầm thường 不重要的


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And I consider my idea very important, but it turns out really to be as unimportant too, even if it were carried out, as doing for that bear.
The messenger of Fortune had only executed a few unimportant commissions, such as saving a new bonnet from a shower of rain, etc.
If I might offer any apology for so exaggerated a fiction as the Barnacles and the Circumlocution Office, I would seek it in the common experience of an Englishman, without presuming to mention the unimportant fact of my having done that violence to good manners, in the days of a Russian war, and of a Court of Inquiry at Chelsea.
 
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