Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [triv-ee-uh]
- /ˈtrɪv i ə/
- /ˈtrɪv.i.ə/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [triv-ee-uh]
- /ˈtrɪv i ə/
Definitions of trivia word
- noun trivia (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads. 1
- noun trivia unimportant matters 1
- noun trivia general knowledge 1
- uncountable noun trivia Trivia is unimportant facts or details that are considered to be amusing rather than serious or useful. 0
- adjective trivia A trivia game or competition is one where the competitors are asked questions about interesting but unimportant facts in many subjects. 0
- noun trivia petty details or considerations; trifles; trivialities 0
Information block about the term
Origin of trivia
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; pseudo-Latin trivia (neuter plural), taken as the base of trivial
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Trivia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trivia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trivia usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trivia
noun trivia
- banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
- corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
Antonyms for trivia
noun trivia
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- desiderata — something wanted or needed.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
Top questions with trivia
- how i met your mother trivia?
- doctor who trivia?
- what is trivia?
- how to play trivia crack?
- how to play trivia?
- dr who trivia?
- what does trivia mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with tr
- Words starting with tri
- Words starting with triv
- Words starting with trivi
- Words starting with trivia