negligible

American  

[neg-li-juh-buhl] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒə bəl /

adjective

1. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded.

   The extra expenses were negligible.

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negligible British  

/ ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant

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Other Word Forms

• negligibility noun
• negligibleness noun
• negligibly adverb
• nonnegligibility noun
• nonnegligible adjective
• nonnegligibleness noun
• nonnegligibly adverb
• quasi-negligible adjective
• quasi-negligibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of negligible

1820–30; < Latin neglig ( ere ) to neglect + -ible

Example Sentences

For example, whereas a distorted video or lag had a negligible impact, glitches involving sustained video loss, echoes or brief freezes were substantially more detrimental to the candidate’s likelihood of being hired.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet the negligible bump projected to insurers indicates that companies will be looking for cost-savings.

From Barron's

He said the cost to the council of having "five or six more people in the pool" for each session was negligible.

From BBC

For investors, the economic impact of the first round of retaliatory tariffs would likely be negligible, TS Lombard’s Christopher Granville said in a note to clients.

From Barron's

What it’s gotten has been a negligible return on investment.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• imperceptible
• inconsequential
• slight
• slim
• trivial
• unimportant