Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or state of being unimportant, trivial, or having little to no meaning, value, or consequence. 2. The condition of being too small or minor to be considered significant.

Usage

The noun "insignificance" describes the abstract quality of lacking importance, weight, or relevance. It is often used to contrast with "significance" and can refer to ideas, events, objects, or feelings of personal unimportance.

Examples

• The historical insignificance of the event meant it was rarely studied.
• Standing before the vast universe, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of his own insignificance.
• The statistical variation was of such insignificance that the researchers ignored it.
• She argued against the insignificance of the proposed changes, believing they would have major impacts.

Advanced Usage

• "to pale into insignificance": To become completely unimportant, especially when compared to something else.
  • All my previous problems paled into insignificance when I heard the news.

Variants and Related Words

• Insignificant (adjective): Not important or noteworthy; trivial.
  • an insignificant detail.
• Significance (noun): The quality of being important or meaningful. (Antonym)
• Triviality (noun): Lack of seriousness or importance; a trivial thing.

Synonyms

• Unimportance
• Triviality
• Pettiness
• Negligibility
• Irrelevance

Antonyms

• Significance
• Importance
• Consequence
• Momentousness

Noun

1. the quality of having little or no significance