What does trivial mean?
Definitions for trivial
ˈtrɪv i əltriv·ial
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word trivial.
Princeton's WordNet
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective
(informal) small and of little importance
"a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
superficial, trivialadjective
of little substance or significance
"a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
trivialadjective
concerned with trivialities
"a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"
Wiktionary
trivialadjective
Of little significance or value.
trivialadjective
Common, ordinary.
trivialadjective
Concerned with or involving trivia.
trivialadjective
Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.
trivialadjective
Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
trivialadjective
Self-evident.
trivialadjective
Pertaining to the trivium.
trivialadjective
Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.
Etymology: From trivialis, from trivium. Compare trivium, trivia.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Trivialnoun
Etymology: trivial, Fr. trivialis, Lat.
Be subjects great, and worth a poet’s voice,
For men of sense despise a trivial choice. Wentworth Dillon.This argues conscience in your grace,
But the respects thereof are nice and trivial,
All circumstances well considered. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.See yon mad fools, who, for some trivial right,
For love, or for mistaken honour, fight. Dryden.Were they only some slight and trivial indiscretions, to which the example of the world exposed us, it might perhaps not much concern our religion. John Rogers, Serm.
In ev’ry work regard the writer’s end;
And if the means be just, the conduct true,
Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due. Alexander Pope.The ancient poets are like many modern ladies: let an action be never so trivial in itself, they always make it appear of the utmost importance. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
trivial
Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense.
ChatGPT
trivial
Trivial generally refers to something that is of little value, importance, or significance. It might also refer to a matter or task that is simple, easy, or not requiring much effort or thought.
Webster Dictionary
Trivialadjective
found anywhere; common
Trivialadjective
ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar
Trivialadjective
of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair
Trivialadjective
of or pertaining to the trivium
Trivialnoun
one of the three liberal arts forming the trivium
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trivial
triv′i-al, adj. that may be found anywhere, of little importance; trifling: common, vernacular.—v.i. Triv′ialise, to render paltry.—ns. Triv′ialism, a trivial matter or remark; Trivial′ity, the state or quality of being trivial: that which is trivial, a trifle.—adv. Triv′ially.—ns. Triv′ialness; Triv′ium, in medieval schools the name given to the first three liberal arts—viz. grammar, rhetoric, and logic. [L. trivialis, (lit.) 'at the cross-roads or public streets'—trivium, a place where three ways meet—tres, three, via, a way.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
trivial
1. Too simple to bother detailing. 2. Not worth the speaker's time. 3. Complex, but solvable by methods so well known that anyone not utterly cretinous would have thought of them already. 4. Any problem one has already solved (some claim that hackish trivial usually evaluates to “I've seen it before”). Hackers' notions of triviality may be quite at variance with those of non-hackers. See nontrivial, uninteresting.The physicist Richard Feynman, who had the hacker nature to an amazing degree (see his essay “Los Alamos From Below” in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!), defined trivial theorem as “one that has already been proved”.
Entomology
Trivial
applied to a name, means specific as opposed to generic, or popular as opposed to technical.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trivial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trivial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of trivial in a Sentence
Although the effects appear to be robust, this is a single study and the effects are somewhat small, amounting to a difference in one or two ideas between the groups. How much impact this has would depend on the company : It could range from a trivial difference to a massive compounding effect, i wouldn't want to see a company double their in-person meetings hoping to improve their innovation, if this also means doubling the commute time resulting in less happy -- and perhaps less creative -- employees.
We pride ourselves on nothing but the courage to be trivial. For a person is simple in his striving for truth, and it is honest to admit this openly.
These are significant streams of cash flow to these companies, it's not trivial for them to say 'OK we'll just do this ourselves.'.
Richard Feynman, Letter to Koichi Mano:
No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.
The idea that people are so trivial that they can be almost tricked into a search for God by entertaining them with a golf course is a serious-category error.
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- تافهArabic
- banal, trivialCatalan, Valencian
- druhový, bezvýznamný, triviálníCzech
- trivieltDanish
- ασήμαντοςGreek
- trivialSpanish
- tühine, tavaline, argineEstonian
- ناچیزPersian
- yksinkertainen, tyhjänpäiväinen, tavallinen, turhanaikainen, mitätön, triviaaliFinnish
- anodin, banal, trivialFrench
- cumanta, suarachScottish Gaelic
- nyilvánvaló, jelentéktelen, közönséges, útszéli, triviális, magától értetődőHungarian
- augljósIcelandic
- ordinario, banale, insignificanteItalian
- קַטנוּנִיHebrew
- 末梢的, 枝葉, ありふれた, ささいな, 自明, 通称, 些細, つまらない, 蛇足Japanese
- trivial, levisLatin
- kūrapa, meroitiMāori
- trywialny, błahyPolish
- trivialPortuguese
- тривиальный, банальный, незначительный, обычный, мелкий, ничтожныйRussian
- trivijalanSerbo-Croatian
- enkel, uppenbar, vanlig, trivial, ordinärSwedish
- அற்பமானTamil
- önemsizTurkish
- معمولیUrdu
- 不重要的Chinese
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