trivian.

Brit.

/ˈtrɪvɪə/, U.S.

/ˈtrɪviə/

Etymology: modern Latin, plural of Latin trivium (see trivium n.), influenced in sense by trivial adj. 6.

a. With plural and singular agreement. Trivialities, trifles, things of little consequence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > collectively

fiddle-faddle1577

fry1587

small beer1620

pigs and whistles1681

trantlesa1689

rattletrap1742

fewtrils1763

fritter1803

nugae1822

small beer1844

trick1877

trivia1902

1902 L. P. Smith (title) Trivia.

1920 Glasgow Herald 21 July 8 His [sc. Mr. Bennett's] method suggests the amount of human interest and knowledge that may lurk in the trivia of holiday experience.

1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub xv. 175 He packed an attaché case with a few shirts,..some toilet trivia.

1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety i. 20 Farouche they appear,..loitering through the..Nocturnal trivia.

1961 B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xix. 191 The rooms were furnished in a luxuriantly Victorian style, and filled with such nostalgic trivia as waxed fruit under glass, paper-weights, shell and seaweed pictures, and stuffed birds.

1978 Sunday Times 26 Feb. 33/7 Besides, trivia has its importance too. Or to put it another way, trivia have their importance too.

b. [In allusion to the quiz game Trivia.] Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Frequently attributive, as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial > types of

little1440

one-horse1853

village pump1925

trivia1968

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of

venialc1380

nutshalea1393

nutshella1400

flea-biting1553

flea-bite1577

nothing1577

epitomea1593

quilicoma1644

ephemera1751

pinprick1853

bibelot1873

piffle1884

peanut1910

popcorn1964

trivia1968

factoid1982

1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 June 2/4 A game called trivia, so called because it's trivial... The trivia game is sweeping the world. A kind of quiz or exchange of useless information.

1968 Telegraph (Brisbane) 8 July 22/2 Take one Trivia brain teaser with an Australian flavor—Who was the actor who played the part of Dad in the Dad and Dave film series?

1977 Washington Post 13 Mar. e6/1 If you are into trivia collecting, collect me. I'm a good bet to show up in some paperback quiz book one of these days.

1978 Washington Post 17 July c1/6 Today's trivia question. As..for instance, who is the heavyweight champion of the world?

1986 Daily Tel. 12 May 14/3 She [sc. Barbara Morgan]..was to be the answer to the space trivia question: ‘Who was the back-up astronaut for Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to fly in the space shuttle?’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trivia
释义	trivian. Brit. /ˈtrɪvɪə/, U.S. /ˈtrɪviə/ Etymology: modern Latin, plural of Latin trivium (see trivium n.), influenced in sense by trivial adj. 6. a. With plural and singular agreement. Trivialities, trifles, things of little consequence. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > collectively fiddle-faddle1577 fry1587 small beer1620 pigs and whistles1681 trantlesa1689 rattletrap1742 fewtrils1763 fritter1803 nugae1822 small beer1844 trick1877 trivia1902 1902 L. P. Smith (title) Trivia. 1920 Glasgow Herald 21 July 8 His [sc. Mr. Bennett's] method suggests the amount of human interest and knowledge that may lurk in the trivia of holiday experience. 1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub xv. 175 He packed an attaché case with a few shirts,..some toilet trivia. 1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety i. 20 Farouche they appear,..loitering through the..Nocturnal trivia. 1961 B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xix. 191 The rooms were furnished in a luxuriantly Victorian style, and filled with such nostalgic trivia as waxed fruit under glass, paper-weights, shell and seaweed pictures, and stuffed birds. 1978 Sunday Times 26 Feb. 33/7 Besides, trivia has its importance too. Or to put it another way, trivia have their importance too. b. [In allusion to the quiz game Trivia.] Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Frequently attributive, as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial > types of little1440 one-horse1853 village pump1925 trivia1968 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of venialc1380 nutshalea1393 nutshella1400 flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 nothing1577 epitomea1593 quilicoma1644 ephemera1751 pinprick1853 bibelot1873 piffle1884 peanut1910 popcorn1964 trivia1968 factoid1982 1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 June 2/4 A game called trivia, so called because it's trivial... The trivia game is sweeping the world. A kind of quiz or exchange of useless information. 1968 Telegraph (Brisbane) 8 July 22/2 Take one Trivia brain teaser with an Australian flavor—Who was the actor who played the part of Dad in the Dad and Dave film series? 1977 Washington Post 13 Mar. e6/1 If you are into trivia collecting, collect me. I'm a good bet to show up in some paperback quiz book one of these days. 1978 Washington Post 17 July c1/6 Today's trivia question. As..for instance, who is the heavyweight champion of the world? 1986 Daily Tel. 12 May 14/3 She [sc. Barbara Morgan]..was to be the answer to the space trivia question: ‘Who was the back-up astronaut for Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to fly in the space shuttle?’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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