unconsequentialadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconseˈquential.

1. Not properly or necessarily following or ensuing; inconsequential.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective]

toyous1581

unpregnant1604

unconcerning1612

immomenta1616

importlessa1616

nothinga1616

unmomentary1624

unimportingc1625

unessential1634

matterlessa1650

inconcerning1650

nugacious1652

of good, bad, etc., consequence1654

immomentary1662

immomentous1726

unmomentous1735

unimportant1750

unconsequential1769

inconsequential1782

nothingless1822

small fry1828

uninterest1890

non-entitious1952

nothingburger1965

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective] > incongruous, inconsistent

inconvenient1398

inconsequent1579

inconsequential1623

absonous1642

unconsequential1769

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 37 A, though accessory to the burning, is not accessory to the robbery, for that is a thing of a distinct and unconsequential nature.

1779 S. Johnson Waller in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets I. 96 Some applications may be thought too remote and unconsequential; as in the verses on the Lady dancing.

a1849 E. A. Poe F. S. Osgood in Wks. (1865) III. 90 The ‘situations’ of Elfrida are improbable or ultra-romantic, and its incidents unconsequential.

1885 Athenæum 19 Dec. 804/3 Her punishment is..too unconsequential to be accepted as a natural transcript from every-day life.

2. Of no consequence; insignificant.

ΚΠ

1782 I. Reed Baker's Biogr. Dramatica I. 187/2 Notwithstanding an unconsequential figure and uncommon timidity, he says, he succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 146 [It] is..crowded with small unconsequential figures.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	unconsequential
释义	unconsequentialadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconseˈquential. 1. Not properly or necessarily following or ensuing; inconsequential. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] toyous1581 unpregnant1604 unconcerning1612 immomenta1616 importlessa1616 nothinga1616 unmomentary1624 unimportingc1625 unessential1634 matterlessa1650 inconcerning1650 nugacious1652 of good, bad, etc., consequence1654 immomentary1662 immomentous1726 unmomentous1735 unimportant1750 unconsequential1769 inconsequential1782 nothingless1822 small fry1828 uninterest1890 non-entitious1952 nothingburger1965 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective] > incongruous, inconsistent inconvenient1398 inconsequent1579 inconsequential1623 absonous1642 unconsequential1769 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 37 A, though accessory to the burning, is not accessory to the robbery, for that is a thing of a distinct and unconsequential nature. 1779 S. Johnson Waller in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets I. 96 Some applications may be thought too remote and unconsequential; as in the verses on the Lady dancing. a1849 E. A. Poe F. S. Osgood in Wks. (1865) III. 90 The ‘situations’ of Elfrida are improbable or ultra-romantic, and its incidents unconsequential. 1885 Athenæum 19 Dec. 804/3 Her punishment is..too unconsequential to be accepted as a natural transcript from every-day life. 2. Of no consequence; insignificant. ΚΠ 1782 I. Reed Baker's Biogr. Dramatica I. 187/2 Notwithstanding an unconsequential figure and uncommon timidity, he says, he succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 146 [It] is..crowded with small unconsequential figures. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1769
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