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neg·li·gi·ble N0051300 (nĕg′lĭ-jə-bəl)adj. Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.
[Latin neglegere, negligere, to neglect; see neglect + -ible.]
neg′li·gi·bil′i·ty, neg′li·gi·ble·ness n.neg′li·gi·bly adv.negligible or negligeableadjso small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant ˌnegligiˈbility, ˈnegligibleness n ˈnegligibly advneg•li•gi•ble (ˈnɛg lɪ dʒə bəl)
adj. so small or unimportant as to be safely disregarded: negligible expenses. [1820–30; < Latin neglig(ere) to neglect] neg`li•gi•bil′i•ty n. neg′li•gi•bly, adv. negligent negligible1. 'negligent'If someone has been negligent, they have not performed their duties carefully enough. The jury determined that the airline was negligent in training and supervising the crew.2. 'negligible'If something is negligible, it is so small or unimportant that it is not worth considering. The damage appears to have had a negligible effect on the yacht's speed.They can make extra copies of videotapes at a negligible cost.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | negligible - so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" | | 2. | negligible - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"paltry, triflingworthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler" |
negligibleadjective insignificant, small, minute, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsequential, imperceptible, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang) Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.
important, significant, vital, noteworthynegligibleadjective1. Contemptibly unimportant:inconsiderable, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling.Slang: measly.Idiom: of no account.2. Small in degree, especially of probability:faint, outside, remote, slender, slight, slim.TranslationsdespreciablenégligeableinsignificantetrascurabileAcronymsSeeNEGLnegligibleenUK
Synonyms for negligibleadj insignificantSynonyms- insignificant
- small
- minute
- minor
- petty
- trivial
- trifling
- unimportant
- inconsequential
- imperceptible
- nickel-and-dime
Antonyms- important
- significant
- vital
- noteworthy
Synonyms for negligibleadj contemptibly unimportantSynonyms- inconsiderable
- niggling
- nugatory
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- small
- small-minded
- trifling
- measly
adj small in degree, especially of probabilitySynonyms- faint
- outside
- remote
- slender
- slight
- slim
Synonyms for negligibleadj so small as to be meaninglessRelated Wordsadj not worth consideringSynonymsRelated Words |