† unsignificantadj.
Obsolete.
Not significant, unmeaning; insignificant. (Frequently c1635–1665.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [adjective]
emptya1225
sleevelessc1450
dumb1531
insensible1538
senseless1579
weetless1579
unsignificant1603
surd1605
matterless1612
unmeaning1632
non-significative1633
brute1642
shelly1648
insignificant1651
insignificative1660
unsignificative1664
unsignifying1665
unsensed1667
meaningless1728
bilka1734
meanless1734
inexpressive1744
unideal1751
unexpressive1755
idealess1793
unsuggestive1797
tenorless1821
themeless1840
nonsensible1851
inarticulate1855
purportless1865
expressionless1871
vacuous1872
contentless1886
unmeaningful1897
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial
eathlyc890
lighteOE
littleOE
small?c1225
singlec1449
easy1474
triflous1509
naughty1526
slender1530
slight1548
shrimpish1549
slipper1567
truanta1572
toyous1581
trivious1583
mean1585
silly1587
nicea1594
puny?1594
puisne1598
pusill1599
whindling1601
sapless1602
non-significant1603
poor1603
unsignificant1603
flea-bite1605
perishing1605
lank1607
weightless1610
fonda1616
penny farthing1615
triviala1616
unweighty1621
transitory1637
twattling1651
inconsiderate1655
unserious1655
nugal1656
small drink1656
slighty1662
minute1668
paddling1679
snitling1682
retail1697
Lilliputian1726
vain1731
rattletrap1760
peppercornish1762
peppercorn1791
underling1804
venial1806
lightweight1809
floccinaucical1826
small-bore1833
minified1837
trantlum1838
piffling1848
tea-tabular1855
potty1860
whipping-snapping1861
tea-gardeny1862
quiddling1863
twaddling1863
fidgeting1865
penny ante1865
feather-weighted1870
jerkwater1877
midget1879
mimsy1880
shirttail1881
two-by-four1885
footle1894
skittery1905
footery1929
Mickey Mouse1931
chickenshit1934
minoritized1945
marginal1952
marginalized1961
tea-party1961
little league1962
marginalizing1977
minnowy1991
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 643 Yet will they..participate with them in a kinde of voice, not altogether inarticulate and unsignificant.
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 82 The Duke..is but a voice unsignificant; for the Senate carrieth the sword.
1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. v. § 53 She..is like..to give but an unsignificant attendance at it.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [adverb]
unsignificantly1644
insignificantly1651
unmeaningly1733
triflingly1759
inexpressively1823
meaninglessly1823
pointlessly1827
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adverb] > of no importance
unsignificantly1644
trivially1941
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 35 The Temple of Janus..might now not unsignificantly be set open.
a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 5 Which words had been impertinently, and unsignificantly used.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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