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单词 trivialities
释义

triviality

noun

triv·​i·​al·​i·​ty ˌtri-vē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce triviality (audio)
plural trivialities
1
: the quality or state of being trivial
2
: something trivial : trifle

Synonyms

  • bagatelle
  • child's play
  • frippery
  • nonproblem
  • nothing
  • picayune
  • shuck(s)
  • small beer
  • small change
  • trifle
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Example Sentences

We shouldn't spend time on such trivialities. the triviality of the problem
Recent Examples on the Web The advent of Internet technologies, has unfortunately, led to the descent of advertising as a cultural icon into triviality. Avi Dan, Forbes, 27 June 2022 The fearsome Miranda Priestly, deliciously encapsulated by Streep at her peak, finally has had enough of Hathaway’s annoying Andy Sachs, a mousy, doe-eyed intellectual snob who looks down on the world of fashion as so much frivolity and triviality. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 Most of us [think] that there’s real work and everything else is self-indulgence or distraction or triviality. Peter Tonguette, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2022 David Barr Kirtley says the film’s portrait of a culture poisoned by triviality and narcissism invites multiple readings. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2022 Washington is also punching that panic button after three straight losses that has the team teetering on triviality just like the Broncos are. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2021 Sports, at best, amounted to background music, a triviality, in an America that was barely more than 100 million in population. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 But Saunders’s critique runs deeper than the insidious triviality and loudness of major TV news, both before and after 9/11. Chris Hayes, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 Another consistency across all of these cryptocurrencies is the triviality of time. Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes, 15 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

trivialities

noun

plural of triviality
as in trifles
something of little importance overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trifles
  • fripperies
  • bagatelles
  • smoke
  • zeros
  • small change
  • picayunes
  • small beer
  • zeroes
  • songs
  • specks
  • shucks
  • crumbs
  • bits
  • nonsense
  • touches
  • pittances
  • peanuts
  • nonproblems
  • naught
  • particles
  • straw
  • trivia
  • follies
  • spots
  • claptrap
  • rot
  • two bits
  • child's play
  • licks
  • fudges
  • nought
  • bunk
  • shreds
  • trash
  • pinheads
  • drivel
  • humbug
  • fribbles
  • drams
  • traces
  • ounces
  • humbuggeries
  • hogwashes
  • mites
  • scintillas
  • dabs
  • soupçons
  • smidgens
  • smidges
  • smidgeons
  • smidgins
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