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Definition of trivia in English: trivianoun ˈtrɪvɪəˈtrɪviə mass nounDetails, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value. we fill our days with meaningless trivia Example sentencesExamples - It was a great concept, a book of trivia to help lift the drab, austere grey days of the mid fifties…
- It was a testament to the public's thirst for trivia and anecdote.
- I was dragged up on stage and forced to take part in the trivia quiz!
- We demand information, both essential facts and trivia, about whatever we eat and drink.
- Weird bits of trivia detailing how much stuff we've lost and how weird some of it is, seem to have become perennial news items.
- It's a safe piece of trivia that no one expects but then it's pretty easy to remember.
- The incredulity, thinking further back, at all the trivia through the last decade we got ourselves worked up over.
- Nigel has provided a site which gives statistical information and many items of trivia about the club.
- Chattering about tabloid trivia or television celebrity shows, he can barely conceal his lack of interest.
- Off the pitch he is renowned as a sporting trivia expert with a remarkably wide range of knowledge.
- Having heard it repeated a few times, I now find it's one of those pieces of trivia that I simply know.
- Interesting trivia and movie minutia will grace your screen as you watch the film.
- As a result of talking to no one of any importance, they fell into the trap that so many in the media do of becoming obsessed with spin and trivia.
- This book abounds in detailed memories and fascinating trivia of this sort.
- One night I happened to be there during the weekly trivia game hosted in the coffee shop.
- The contents are more or less similar to ordinary diaries in that they both record daily trivia.
- Apart from a trip to the supermarket, we stayed home, catching up on trivia of course but, mostly, just resting.
- I have a disturbing fascination with minutiae, general knowledge, pointless facts and other trivia.
- The Bank of England website contains a treasure trove of banknote trivia.
- Newspapers always mix the trivial with the important, for the very good reason that trivia can be entertaining.
Synonyms (petty) details, minutiae, niceties, technicalities, trivialities, trifles, irrelevancies, non-essentials
Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin, plural of trivium 'place where three roads meet', influenced in sense by trivial. Definition of trivia in US English: trivianounˈtrivēəˈtrɪviə Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value. we fill our days with meaningless trivia Example sentencesExamples - Having heard it repeated a few times, I now find it's one of those pieces of trivia that I simply know.
- I was dragged up on stage and forced to take part in the trivia quiz!
- Nigel has provided a site which gives statistical information and many items of trivia about the club.
- It's a safe piece of trivia that no one expects but then it's pretty easy to remember.
- The contents are more or less similar to ordinary diaries in that they both record daily trivia.
- The Bank of England website contains a treasure trove of banknote trivia.
- Newspapers always mix the trivial with the important, for the very good reason that trivia can be entertaining.
- It was a testament to the public's thirst for trivia and anecdote.
- Interesting trivia and movie minutia will grace your screen as you watch the film.
- Chattering about tabloid trivia or television celebrity shows, he can barely conceal his lack of interest.
- Apart from a trip to the supermarket, we stayed home, catching up on trivia of course but, mostly, just resting.
- I have a disturbing fascination with minutiae, general knowledge, pointless facts and other trivia.
- As a result of talking to no one of any importance, they fell into the trap that so many in the media do of becoming obsessed with spin and trivia.
- We demand information, both essential facts and trivia, about whatever we eat and drink.
- The incredulity, thinking further back, at all the trivia through the last decade we got ourselves worked up over.
- It was a great concept, a book of trivia to help lift the drab, austere grey days of the mid fifties…
- Weird bits of trivia detailing how much stuff we've lost and how weird some of it is, seem to have become perennial news items.
- Off the pitch he is renowned as a sporting trivia expert with a remarkably wide range of knowledge.
- One night I happened to be there during the weekly trivia game hosted in the coffee shop.
- This book abounds in detailed memories and fascinating trivia of this sort.
Synonyms details, petty details, minutiae, niceties, technicalities, trivialities, trifles, irrelevancies, non-essentials
Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin, plural of trivium ‘place where three roads meet’, influenced in sense by trivial. |