English adjective: trivial | |||
| 1. | trivial (informal) small and of little importance | ||
| Samples | A fiddling sum of money. A footling gesture. Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war. A little (or small) matter. A dispute over niggling details. Limited to petty enterprises. Piffling efforts. Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.  | ||
| Synonyms | fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling | ||
| Similar | unimportant | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | important, of import | ||
| 2. | trivial of little substance or significance | ||
| Samples | A few superficial editorial changes. Only trivial objections.  | ||
| Synonyms | superficial | ||
| Similar | insignificant, unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | significant, important | ||
| 3. | trivial concerned with trivialities | ||
| Samples | A trivial young woman. A trivial mind.  | ||
| Similar | frivolous | ||
| Antonyms | serious | ||