Trivial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(informal) small and of little importance

of little substance or significance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɪvɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɪvɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɪvɪəl/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɪvɪəl/.

Examples

a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

piffling footling niggling fiddling picayune piddling lilliputian superficial petty little

Parts of Speech

adjective	(informal) small and of little importance “a fiddling sum of money”
adjective	of little substance or significance “a few superficial editorial changes”
adjective	concerned with trivialities “a trivial young woman”

Word Forms

littleness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
pettiness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
trivialize	verb	make trivial or insignificant
trivia	noun	something of small importance
triviality	noun	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

banal

(informel) petit et de peu d'importance

🇮🇹Italian

banale

(informale) piccolo e di scarsa importanza

🇳🇱Dutch

triviaal

(informeel) klein en van weinig belang

🇷🇺Russian

тривиальный

(неформальный) маленький и не имеющий большого значения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मामूली

(अनौपचारिक) छोटा और कम महत्व का

🇧🇩Bengali

তুচ্ছ

(অনুষ্ঠানিক) ছোট এবং সামান্য গুরুত্বের

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்பமானது

(முறைசாரா) சிறிய மற்றும் சிறிய முக்கியத்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్పమైన

(అనధికారిక) చిన్న మరియు తక్కువ ప్రాముఖ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षुल्लक

(अनौपचारिक) लहान आणि फारसे महत्त्व नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

તુચ્છ

(અનૌપચારિક) નાનું અને ઓછું મહત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ

(ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ) ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സാരമായ

(അനൗപചാരിക) ചെറുതും പ്രാധാന്യമില്ലാത്തതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

(ਗੈਰ-ਰਸਮੀ) ਛੋਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਘੱਟ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمولی

(غیر رسمی) چھوٹا اور بہت کم اہمیت کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

琐碎的

（非正式）小且不重要的

🇯🇵Japanese

つまらない

(非公式) 小さくてあまり重要ではない

🇰🇷Korean

하찮은

(비공식) 작고 별로 중요하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tầm thường

(thông tục) nhỏ bé và ít quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

เล็กน้อย

(ไม่เป็นทางการ) เล็กน้อยและมีความสำคัญเพียงเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

remeh

(informal) kecil dan tidak terlalu penting

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kuwenta

(impormal) maliit at maliit na kahalagahan

🇲🇾Malay

remeh temeh

(tidak formal) kecil dan tidak penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تافه

(غير رسمية) صغيرة وقليلة الأهمية

🇮🇷Persian

ناچیز

(غیررسمی) کوچک و کم اهمیت

🇹🇷Turkish

önemsiz

(gayri resmi) küçük ve çok az öneme sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַטנוּנִי

(לא פורמלי) קטן וחסר חשיבות

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The primary meaning of 'trivial' is '(informal) small and of little importance'.

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