Inconsiderable, slight, trifling. Often in antithesis to eche (= eternal): Of short duration.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial (96) eathlyc890 Inconsiderable, slight, trifling. Often in antithesis to eche (= eternal): Of short duration. lighteOE Of small importance, consequence, or seriousness; trivial; slight. Of a sin: venial. littleOE Of things, feelings, actions, etc.: not of great importance or interest; trifling, trivial. small?c1225 Of a thing: of little or minor consequence, interest, or importance; trifling, trivial, unimportant. Now only in small morals n. at compounds 4. singlec1449 Slight, poor, trivial. Obsolete. easy1474 Of small ‘weight’ or importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent. So easy birth, easy capacity; cf. dial. ‘Easy, idiotic’ (East… triflous1509 Trifling; insignificant, trivial; frivolous. naughty1526 Bad, inferior, substandard, worthless. In Scottish use also: unsubstantial, insignificant. Cf. noughty, adj. 3b. Obsolete. slender1530 Slight, small, insignificant, trifling. slight1548 Unimportant, trifling. shrimpish1549 Diminutive, puny, insignificant. slipper1567 Insignificant, trifling. rare. truanta1572 Trivial, trite; idle, vain. Obsolete. rare. toyous1581 Of little or no value or importance; trivial, worthless. trivious1583 = trivial, adj. 5 6. mean1585 Of a thing, an animal, etc. Petty, insignificant, unimportant; inconsiderable. Now rare. silly1587 Of an inanimate object: weak, flimsy, trifling; lacking strength, size, or substance. Now Scottish and rare. nicea1594 Unimportant, trivial. Obsolete. puny?1594 Inferior in size, quality, or amount; insignificant; weak; diminutive, tiny. puisne1598 Small, insignificant; petty; ineffectual, weak, puny. Obsolete. pusill1599 Small, mean, weak. whindling1601 weak, pining, puny; figurative trifling, petty. sapless1602 transferred and figurative. Of immaterial things, ideas, sayings, etc.: Destitute of inner worth, insipid, trivial, pointless. non-significant1603 Not significant. poor1603 Slight, insignificant, of little consequence. Now rare. unsignificant1603 Not significant, unmeaning; insignificant. (Frequently 1635–1665.) flea-bite1605 attributive. perishing1605 colloquial. Confounded, troublesome; insignificant. rare before mid 19th cent. lank1607 Loose from emptiness; not filled out or plump; shrunken, spare; flabby, hollow. of immaterial things. Also figurative. Obsolete. weightless1610 of immaterial things. fonda1616 Of a thing: valued only by fools, trifling, trivial. Obsolete. penny farthing1615 Insignificant; ineffective. triviala1616 Of small account, little esteemed, paltry, poor; trifling, inconsiderable, unimportant, slight. unweighty1621 (un-, prefix1 affix 1. Cf. German unwichtig, Danish uvigtig.) transitory1637 Trifling, insignificant. Obsolete. rare. twattling1651 Petty, trifling, paltry: = twaddling, adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare. inconsiderate1655 Not held in consideration, unconsidered; of no importance; inconsiderable, trifling. Obsolete. unserious1655 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) nugal1656 Trifling, trivial. small drink1656 Trivial, of no consequence. Obsolete. slighty1662 Slight, unimportant, trivial; also, unsubstantial, slender, weak. minute1668 Of very little consequence or importance; insignificant, petty, trivial. Obsolete. paddling1679 English regional (East Anglian) and U.S. Petty, insignificant, piddling. Obsolete. rare. snitling1682 ? Trifling. retail1697 Of secondary importance or value; petty, trivial. Obsolete. Lilliputian1726 Of or pertaining to Lilliput or its inhabitants; hence, of diminutive size; petty. vain1731 Trivial, unimportant. rare. rattletrap1760 Trivial, trifling. Obsolete. rare. peppercornish1762 of very small value; (also) = peppercorny adj. peppercorn1791 Of the size or value of a peppercorn; very small, insignificant, trifling. underling1804 Trivial, unimportant. venial1806 In general use. lightweight1809 Insignificant, inconsequential, trivial; slight; lacking intelligence or profundity. Also in a more neutral sense: not serious, light-hearted, breezy. floccinaucical1826 inconsiderable, trifling. small-bore1833 (a) designating or relating to a firearm with a narrow bore (in international and Olympic shooting generally.22 inch calibre or 5.6 millimetre bore)… minified1837 Diminished in importance or effect. Obsolete. rare. trantlum1838 attributive or as adj. Trifling. piffling1848 Inconsequential, trivial; derisory. tea-tabular1855 pertaining to the tea-table. potty1860 derogatory. Feeble, indifferent; petty, insignificant, unimpressive. Now chiefly with little. whipping-snapping1861 Diminutive, insignificant. tea-gardeny1862 resembling, or having the style of, a tea-garden (sense 1). quiddling1863 Given to or characterized by quiddling; consisting of or concerned with minute or insignificant detail; fussy. twaddling1863 Petty, paltry, trifling, insignificant: = twattling, adj. 3. rare. fidgeting1865 In senses of the verb. penny ante1865 Insignificant, trivial. feather-weighted1870 trifling, unimportant. jerkwater1877 In extended use: small, insignificant; inferior. Frequently in jerkwater town (cf. jerk, adj.2 1a). midget1879 figurative. Underdeveloped; weak, inferior, or insignificant in extent, character, quality, etc.; puny. mimsy1880 Prim; careful; affected; feeble, weak, lightweight. Also (occasionally) as adv. shirttail1881 depreciative. Esp. of a place: small; of little or no significance; spec. designating a trader or business operating on a very small scale. two-by-four1885 North American and Caribbean. A small or insignificant thing or person. Usually as a modifier. Cf. two-bit adj. (b) at two, adj. n.adv. compounds 2. footle1894 Trivial, foolish. Obsolete. skittery1905 Trifling. footery1929 Trivial, trifling; awkward, fiddly. Cf. footering, adj. Mickey Mouse1931 In figurative use (usually derogatory). Designating a person or thing deemed to be lacking in value, size, authenticity, or seriousness… chickenshit1934 Trivial, insignificant. minoritized1945 Originally: belonging to or consisting of a minority. In later use chiefly: (of a person, group, concept, etc.) made into, treated as, or placed in… marginal1952 Of minor importance, having little effect; incidental, subsidiary (sometimes with to). marginalized1961 tea-party1961 attributive of attitudes, behaviour, etc., held to be typical of a tea-party; bland, insipid, trite, trivial. little league1962 In extended use: relatively minor or insignificant. marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 Of the nature of or resembling a minnow. Chiefly figurative: small, meagre; of little significance. Subcategories:— of people or animals (3) — in playful use (1) — types of (7) — that trivializes (1) |
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