'Insignificant' definitions:
Definition of 'insignificant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not worthy of notice [syn: insignificant, undistinguished]
adjective
Signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"
adjective
Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" [syn: insignificant, peanut]
adjective
Devoid of importance, meaning, or force [syn: insignificant, unimportant] [ant: important, significant]
Definition of 'Insignificant'
From: GCIDE
- Insignificant \In`sig*nif"i*cant\, a.
- 1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile. [1913 Webster]
- Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.
- Syn: Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'insignificant'
From: GCIDE
- meaningless \meaningless\ adj. having no meaning; of no value; as, a meaningless endeavor; a meaningless life; a meaningless explanation. Opposite of meaningful. [Narrower terms: {insignificant ; {mindless, unmeaning ; {nonsense(prenominal), nonsensical ; {pointless, purposeless ] Also See: insignificant, unimportant, purposeless, unimportant. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'insignificant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aimless,
- back-burner,
- casual,
- cursory,
- depthless,
- designless,
- dinky,
- dispensable,
- empty,
- few,
- footling,
- garbled,
- immaterial,
- importless,
- inane,
- inappreciable,
- inconsequential,
- inconsiderable,
- inessential,
- inferior,
- insubstantial,
- irrelevant,
- lesser,
- light,
- little,
- low,
- meager,
- meaningless,
- miniature,
- minor,
- minute,
- negligible,
- niggling,
- no great shakes,
- nonconnotative,
- nondenotative,
- nonessential,
- not vital,
- nugatory,
- null,
- paltry,
- petit,
- petty,
- phatic,
- picayune,
- picayunish,
- piddling,
- pointless,
- puny,
- purportless,
- purposeless,
- scrambled,
- secondary,
- senseless,
- shallow,
- shoestring,
- short,
- skin-deep,
- small,
- small-beer,
- small-fry,
- small-time,
- superficial,
- technical,
- tiny,
- trifling,
- trivial,
- unessential,
- unimportant,
- unimpressive,
- unmeaning,
- unnoteworthy,
- unsignificant,
- unsubstantial