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triviality

/ˌtɹɪviˈæləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
triv-i-al-i-ty
IPA
/ˌtɹɪviˈæləti/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being trivial or unimportant.

Uncountable

noun

Something which is trivial or unimportant.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English triviality From trivial + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trivialities (plural)

Derived Forms

nontriviality

Synonyms

fiddle bagatelle bag of shells bric-a-brac dicky dicky-bird fico fig flamfew flyspeck minuity niff-naff

Rhymes With

reality homosexuality spirituality actuality sensuality theatricality liberality

Questions

How do you pronounce triviality?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹɪviˈæləti/.
What does triviality mean?
The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
Where does triviality come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English triviality From trivial + -ity.

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