Definitions for insignificant
ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəntin·signif·i·cant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. insignificant, undistinguishedadjective

   not worthy of notice

2. insignificantadjective

   signifying nothing

   "insignificant sounds"

3. insignificant, peanutadjective

   of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

   "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"

4. insignificant, unimportantadjective

   devoid of importance, meaning, or force

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. insignificantadjective

   Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.

   Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insignificantadjective

   Etymology: in and significant.

   1. Wanting meaning; void of signification.

   'Till you can weight and gravity explain,
   Those words are insignificant and vain. Richard Blackmore.

   2. Unimportant; wanting weight; ineffectual.

   That I might not be vapoured down by insignificant testimonies, I presumed to use the great name of your society to annihilate all such arguments. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. Preface.

   Calumny robs the publick of all that benefit that it may justly claim from the worth and virtue of particular persons, by rendering their virtue utterly insignificant. Robert South, Sermons.

   All the arguments to a good life will be very insignificant to a man that hath a mind to be wicked, when remission of sins may be had upon such cheap terms. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   Nothing can be more contemptible and insignificant than the scum of a people, instigated against a king. Addison.

   In a hemorrhage from the lungs, no remedy so proper as bleeding, often repeated: stypticks are often insignificant. Arb.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insignificant

   People may face feelings of insignificance due to a number of causes, including having low self-esteem, being depressed, living in a huge, impersonal city, comparing themselves to wealthy celebrity success stories, working in a huge bureaucracy, or being in awe of a natural wonder.

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1. insignificant

   Insignificant typically refers to something that is too small or unimportant to be worth consideration. It can depict a person, thing, action, or event that lacks importance, influence, worth, or relevance in a specific context. The term is often used to express dismissiveness or reduction in perceived value.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insignificantadjective

   not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words

2. Insignificantadjective

   having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile

3. Insignificantadjective

   without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Insignificant

   in-sig-nif′i-kant, adj. destitute of meaning: without effect: unimportant: petty.—ns. Insignif′icance, Insignif′icancy.—adv. Insignif′icantly.—adj. Insignif′icātive, not significative or expressing by external signs.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insignificant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insignificant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of insignificant in a Sentence

1. Erin Jones:

   Insignificant moments of' normal' are now monumentally important, the USPS may have had a hard year, but there's no doubt in the Erin Jones house that the Christmas spirit is alive and well because of one of their best employees.

2. Jamal Hameedi:

   [ The Ranger Raptor ] really is the best handling pickup truck I’ve driven and not by an insignificant margin, the watt’s link and everything, I think it would go pretty well in America.

3. Og Mandino:

   If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

4. Auguste Renoir:

   In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how insignificant, which can be reasonably made into a formula. You come to nature with your theories, and she knocks them all flat.

5. William Evanina:

   If you're planning on taking a mobile phone, laptop, PDA, or other electronic device with you - make no mistake - any data on those devices (especially your personally identifiable information) may be accessed by the Russian government or cyber criminals, corporate and government officials are most at risk, but don't assume you're too insignificant to be targeted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=insignificant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insignificant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=insignificant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insignificant
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insignificant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=insignificant