Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconsequential

/ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-se-quen-tial
IPA: /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

adj

Not logically following from the premises.

noun

Something unimportant; something that does not matter.

Example Sentences

"You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential."
"“[…]Because desire just cheats you. It's like a sunbeam skipping here and there about a room. It stops and gilds some inconsequential object, and we poor fools try to grasp it—but when we do the sunbeam moves on to something else, and you've got the inconsequential part, but the glitter that made you want it is gone—” He broke off uneasily."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequential English inconsequential From in- + consequential.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/

Inflected Forms

more inconsequential (comparative) most inconsequential (superlative) inconsequentials (plural)

Derived Forms

inconsequentiality inconsequentially inconsequentialness

Synonyms

unimportant negligible trivial trifling base contemptible floccinaucinihilipilificatious foolish for the birds futile frivolous idle

Rhymes With

vice-presidential deferential hentschel

Questions

How do you pronounce inconsequential?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/.
What does inconsequential mean?: Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Where does inconsequential come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequential English inconsequential From in- + consequential.

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