negligible

Meanings

• adjective

  Not worth much attention; insignificant.

  - "The damage caused by the storm was negligible."
  - "His errors were negligible in the grand scheme of things."

• adjective

  Small in amount or degree; trifling.

  - "The negligible fee was waived."
  - "The negligible difference in price made no difference to her."

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Antonyms

considerable , important , innegligible , significant , unignorable

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Synonyms

ignorable , neglectable , slight , trivial

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with negligible
relevant , revelant , delicate , elicit

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Variants

List of all variants of negligible that leads to same result
negligibilities , negligibility , negligible , negligibly

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Latin negligibilis, from negligere ‘not to notice, neglect’.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The term negligible was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. In mathematics, a negligible quantity is a quantity that can be disregarded when calculating results.

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Related Concepts

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1. insignificant: Related concept: Something that is insignificant is not important or significant.

2. trivial: Related concept: Something that is trivial is unimportant or of little consequence.

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How to Memorize "negligible"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small object or a tiny amount to represent negligible.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word negligible with the word insignificant or unimportant.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic ‘N-E-G-L-I-G-I-B-L-E: Not Even Grossly Large Insignificant Barely Likely Exceedingly' to remember the meaning.

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