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单词 negligibility
释义

negligible

adjective

neg·​li·​gi·​ble ˈne-gli-jə-bəl How to pronounce negligible (audio)
: so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
a negligible error
last year sales were negligible
a negligible risk
a negligible effect
negligibility
ˌne-gli-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce negligible (audio)
noun
negligibly
ˈne-gli-jə-blē How to pronounce negligible (audio)
adverb

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Negligible comes from the same Latin verb as neglect, so something negligible is literally "neglectable". If an accident results in negligible damage to your car, you should be thankful. If two years of intense focus on testing in the classroom results in a negligible improvement in student test scores, it's probably time to try something new.

Synonyms

  • chicken
  • de minimis
  • footling
  • inconsequential
  • inconsiderable
  • insignificant
  • measly
  • Mickey Mouse
  • minute
  • niggling
  • no-account
  • nominal
  • paltry
  • peanut
  • petty
  • picayune
  • piddling
  • piddly
  • piffling
  • pimping
  • slight
  • trifling
  • trivial
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Example Sentences

A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle. The price difference was negligible.
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Word History

Etymology

Latinization of French négligeable, from négliger "to disregard, neglect" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere "to disregard, do nothing about") + -able -able — more at neglect entry 1

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

negligible

adjective

neg·​li·​gi·​ble ˈne-glə-jə-bəl How to pronounce negligible (audio)
: so small or unimportant as to deserve little or no attention
Crops received a negligible amount of rainfall.

negligibility

noun

as in smallness
the quality or state of being unimportant the negligibility of so much that is churned out by weekly television

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • smallness
  • insignificance
  • inconsequentiality
  • inconsequence
  • pettiness
  • immateriality
  • triviality
  • inconsiderableness
  • slightness
  • nullity
  • emptiness
  • insignificancy
  • valuelessness
  • littleness
  • worthlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • importance
  • significance
  • consequence
  • magnitude
  • value
  • weight
  • moment
  • import
  • weightiness
  • bigness
  • substance
  • worth
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