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[ UK /tɹˌɪvɪˈælɪti/ ]
[ US /ˌtɹɪviˈæɫəˌti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a detail that is considered insignificant
  2. something of small importance
  3. 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…
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