footnotenoun
uk/ˈfʊt.nəʊt/us/ˈfʊt.noʊt/[ C ] a note printed at the bottom of a page that gives extra information about something that has been written on that page
[ C usually singular ] an event, subject, or detail that is not important:
His tumultuous triumph five years ago now seems like little more than a footnote in history.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Things of little importance
- bagatelle
- factoid
- formality
- periphery
- poor
- poor relation idiom
- slush
- small beer
- small fry
- small potatoes
- sop
- sundries
- technicality
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality