triviality

Meanings

• noun

  Lack of importance, significance, or value. Something unimportant, petty, or inconsequential.

• noun

  The quality of being unimportant, trifling, or insignificant.

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Synonyms

bathos

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with triviality
vitality , piety , city , unity , insanity , piety

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Variants

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trivialities , triviality

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Etymology

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From Old French trivialite, from trivial, trifling, common, from Latin trivialis, of a slave or freedman, common, from servus, a slave.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'trivial' comes from the Latin word servus, meaning 'slave'.

2. In mathematics, a trivial solution is a solution that is considered uninteresting or obvious.

3. The term 'trivial' was once used to describe people of lower social status, as they were considered common or unimportant.

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Related Concepts

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1. insignificance: The state or quality of being unimportant or of having no consequence.

2. frivolity: Behavior that is considered light, unimportant, or lacking in seriousness.

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Culture

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Triviality has been used in literature and art to portray the insignificance or frivolity of human behavior. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'The Idiot,' the character Prince Myshkin is described as having a 'trivial soul' due to his naivete and lack of understanding of the world around him. In music, the term 'trivial' is sometimes used to describe simple or unoriginal compositions.

How to Memorize "triviality"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, insignificant object. Think about how it appears and how it might make you feel.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trivial' with the word 'insignificant' or 'unimportant'. Think about how these words make you feel and how they relate to each other.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Try creating a mnemonic using the acronym T-I-R-I-V-I-A: 'Trivial' Is Really Insignificant And Unimportant.

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