Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pale into insignificance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
pale in-to in-signif-i-cance
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seem insignificant by comparison to something much more important.

Inflected Forms

pales into insignificance (present, singular) paling into insignificance (participle, present) paled into insignificance (participle, past) paled into insignificance (past)

Synonyms

pale in comparison

Questions

What does pale into insignificance mean?
To seem insignificant by comparison to something much more important.

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