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- [triv-ee-uh l]
- /ˈtrɪv i əl/
- /ˈtrɪv.i.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [triv-ee-uh l]
- /ˈtrɪv i əl/
Definitions of trivial word
- adjective trivial of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters. 1
- adjective trivial commonplace; ordinary. 1
- adjective trivial Biology. (of names of organisms) specific, as distinguished from generic. 1
- adjective trivial Mathematics. noting a solution of an equation in which the value of every variable of the equation is equal to zero. (of a theorem, proof, or the like) simple, transparent, or immediately evident. 1
- adjective trivial Chemistry. (of names of chemical compounds) derived from the natural source, or of historic origin, and not according to the systematic nomenclature: Picric acid is the trivial name of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. 1
- adjective trivial not important 1
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Origin of trivial
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin triviālis belonging to the crossroads or street corner, hence commonplace, equivalent to tri- tri- + vi(a) road + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Trivial
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trivial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
trivial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trivial
adj trivial
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
adjective trivial
- babylike — Resembling a baby, or something associated with a baby.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
Antonyms for trivial
adj trivial
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- ad rem — to the point; without digression
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
adjective trivial
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
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