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UK
/tɹˌɪvɪˈælɪti/
]
[ US /ˌtɹɪviˈæɫəˌti/ ]
[ US /ˌtɹɪviˈæɫəˌti/ ]
NOUN
- a detail that is considered insignificant
- something of small importance
- the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
How To Use triviality In A Sentence
- No, no, no; you'd never find me wasting my time on such fruitless triviality.
- Hurley's show was a brilliant reflection of Kiwi culture and portrayal of the triviality of politics and the public's attitude towards them.
- Yeah, you're a busy man and you sure as hell don't have time for such triviality as shaving.
- We pay for this frivolity, this triviality, this nugacity of a pastime. Times, Sunday Times
- Each of the short stories in Dubliners concludes with a showing that manifests the integrity and indivisible nature of some momentary ‘triviality,’ as Joyce calls it.
- When this is grayed with age it is indeed of the effect of old silver work; but the plateresque in Valladolid does not suggest fragility or triviality; its grace is perhaps rather feminine than masculine; but at the worst it is only the ultimation of the decorative genius of the Gothic. Familiar Spanish Travels
- The memory stung him now with its triviality compared to what Alistair would go through. A WORM OF DOUBT
- The prison sentence seemed rather harsh, considering the triviality of the offence.
- Once a person takes upon himself community leadership, it is best to minimize public participation in activities which have a smack of triviality.
- In the new art, men became gods by shedding triviality…