insignificance

[ in-sig-nif-i-kuhns ]

/ ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /

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noun

the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.

Origin of insignificance

First recorded in 1690–1700; insignific(ancy) + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM insignificance

self-in·sig·nif·i·cance, noun

Words nearby insignificance

insidious, insight, insightful, insigne, insignia, insignificance, insignificancy, insignificant, insincere, insincerity, in single file

Example sentences from the Web for insignificance

If a Queen did cheat, her crimes fade into insignificance compared to the extensive philandering engaged in by medieval monarchs.
The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us.
Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somehow those emails that had seemed so important last week paled to insignificance today.
Overcast With A Chance Of Rockets|Ehud Zion Waldoks|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It seems to us that before this check all other checks pale into insignificance.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar

They abound with passages compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
And everything that she had seen up to that moment fell to the insignificance of a background.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Viewed thus, the aldermanic system is lifted from insignificance to rank as a vital question of municipal government.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place|Various
Of what use was it that he should fling his insignificance against that kind of wall?
Fortitude|Hugh Walpole