What does triviality mean?

Definitions for triviality
ˌtrɪv iˈæl ɪ titriv·i·al·i·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word triviality.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pettiness, triviality, slightness, puninessnoun

    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

  2. technicality, trifle, trivialitynoun

    a detail that is considered insignificant

  3. triviality, trivia, trifle, small beernoun

    something of small importance

Wiktionary

  1. trivialitynoun

    The quality of being trivial or unimportant.

  2. trivialitynoun

    Something which is trivial or unimportant.

Wikipedia

  1. triviality

    Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense.

ChatGPT

  1. triviality

    Triviality generally refers to a lack of seriousness, importance, or value. It often refers to something that is inconsequential, insignificant, or mundane. In some contexts, it can also refer to something that is simple, easy, or obvious to understand or solve. The meaning of the term can change slightly based on the context it is used in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trivialitynoun

    the quality or state of being trivial; trivialness

  2. Trivialitynoun

    that which is trivial; a trifle

Wikidata

  1. Triviality

    In mathematics, the adjective trivial is frequently used for objects that have a very simple structure. The noun triviality usually refers to a simple technical aspect of some proof or definition. The origin of the term in mathematical language comes from the medieval trivium curriculum.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of triviality in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of triviality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of triviality in a Sentence

  1. Quentin Crisp:

    Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.

  2. La Rochefoucauld:

    How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person

  3. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

    Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person

  4. W. H. Auden:

    Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.

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Translations for triviality

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  • jonninjoutavuus, tyhjänpäiväisyys, yhdentekevyysFinnish

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