insignificant
English
Etymology
From in- (“not”) + significant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧sig‧nif‧i‧cant
Adjective
insignificant (comparative more insignificant, superlative most insignificant)
- Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
- Without meaning; not signifying anything.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:insignificant
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
not significant; not important
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Catalan
Adjective
insignificant m or f (masculine and feminine plural insignificants)
- insignificant (not important)
- Antonym: significant
Related terms
- insignificança
Further reading
- “insignificant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insignificant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “insignificant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insignificant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Adjective
insignificant m (feminine singular insignificanta, masculine plural insignificants, feminine plural insignificantas)
- insignificant (not important)
- Antonym: significant
Related terms
- insignificança
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 568.
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 345.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian insignificante.
Adjective
insignificant m or n (feminine singular insignificantă, masculine plural insignificanți, feminine and neuter plural insignificante)
Declension
Declension of insignificant
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | insignificant | insignificantă | insignificanți | insignificante | ||
| definite | insignificantul | insignificanta | insignificanții | insignificantele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | insignificant | insignificante | insignificanți | insignificante | ||
| definite | insignificantului | insignificantei | insignificanților | insignificantelor | |||
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