Negligible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so small as to be meaningless; insignificant

not worth considering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/.

Examples

the effect was negligible
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
piffling efforts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paltry trifling

Parts of Speech

adjective	so small as to be meaningless; insignificant “the effect was negligible”
adjective	not worth considering “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”

Word Forms

paltriness

noun

worthlessness due to insignificance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernachlässigbar

so klein, dass es bedeutungslos ist; unbedeutend

🇫🇷French

négligeable

si petit qu'il n'a aucun sens ; insignifiant

🇪🇸Spanish

despreciable

tan pequeño que no tiene sentido; insignificante

🇮🇹Italian

trascurabile

così piccolo da essere privo di significato; insignificante

🇳🇱Dutch

verwaarloosbaar

zo klein dat het zinloos is; onbeduidend

🇵🇹Portuguese

insignificante

tão pequeno que não tem sentido; insignificante

🇷🇺Russian

незначительный

настолько мал, что бессмысленен; незначительный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नगण्य

इतना छोटा कि अर्थहीन हो; तुच्छ

🇧🇩Bengali

নগণ্য

অর্থহীন হতে এত ছোট; তুচ্ছ

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிக்கத்தக்கது

அர்த்தமற்றதாக இருக்கும் அளவுக்கு சிறியது; முக்கியமற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

అతితక్కువ

అర్థం లేని విధంగా చిన్నది; అల్పమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

नगण्य

अर्थहीन आहे म्हणून लहान; नगण्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નગણ્ય

અર્થહીન હોય તેટલું નાનું; નજીવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ

ಅರ್ಥವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಷ್ಟು ಚಿಕ್ಕದು; ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സാരമായ

അർത്ഥമില്ലാത്തത്ര ചെറുത്; നിസ്സാരമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

ਇੰਨਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿੰਨਾ ਅਰਥਹੀਣ ਹੋਵੇ; ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نہ ہونے کے برابر

اتنا چھوٹا کہ بے معنی ہو غیر معمولی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微不足道

小到没有意义；微不足道

🇯🇵Japanese

無視できる

意味がないほど小さい。取るに足らない

🇰🇷Korean

무시할 만한

무의미할 정도로 작다. 의미 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đáng kể

nhỏ đến mức vô nghĩa; không đáng kể

🇹🇭Thai

เล็กน้อย

เล็กจนไร้ความหมาย ไม่มีนัยสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diabaikan

sangat kecil sehingga tidak ada artinya; tidak signifikan

🇵🇭Filipino

balewala

napakaliit na walang kahulugan; hindi gaanong mahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

boleh diabaikan

sangat kecil sehingga tidak bermakna; tidak penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يكاد يذكر

صغيرة جدًا بحيث لا معنى لها؛ تافهة

🇮🇷Persian

قابل اغماض

آنقدر کوچک که بی معنی باشد؛ ناچیز

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmal edilebilir

anlamsız olacak kadar küçük; önemsiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַפסִי

קטן עד כדי חסר משמעות; לֹא מַשְׁמָעוּתִי

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