trivia

¹

[ triv-ee-uh ]

plural noun

1. matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities.

Trivia

²

[ triv-ee-uh ]

noun

1. (in Roman religion) Diana: so called because she was the goddess of three-way crossroads and also because she was regarded as a deity with three personae.

trivia

/ ˈtrɪvɪə /

noun

1. functioning as singular or plural petty details or considerations; trifles; trivialities

Word History and Origins

Origin of trivia¹

1900–05; pseudo-Latin trivia (neuter plural), taken as the base of trivial

Origin of trivia²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin, feminine of trivius (adj.), derivative of trivium “place where three roads meet,” equivalent to tri- tri- + -vium, derivative of via “way, road”

Word History and Origins

Origin of trivia¹

from New Latin, plural of Latin trivium junction of three roads; for meaning, see trivial

Example Sentences

Brad Rutter is trying to turn his trivia fame into entertainment.

From The Daily Beast

Hexagon, where she endeared herself to Japanese audiences for giving ridiculously answers to trivia questions.

From The Daily Beast

But if the leader fails to gain acceptance, then the budget details are nothing more than wonk-trivia.

From The Daily Beast

Ted is a quirky guy that loves esoteric topics like Teddy Roosevelt trivia and the history of belts.

From The Daily Beast

He has just a massive amount of political trivia…And I will bet you that he thought this was funny.

From The Daily Beast

The idea was to keep him busy, keep his mind on trivia, keep him from thinking about what was going on inside that reactor.

From Project Gutenberg

The best description of London about this time is certainly Gay's "Trivia."

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Graphic pictures of the manners of coachmen may be found in Gay's Trivia, ii.

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But Opis, Trivia's sentinel, long ere now sits high on the hill-tops, gazing on the battle undismayed.

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And in a large collection of boy's stuff, one would not observe the absence of a Boy Scout knife and other trivia.

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Related Words

• memorabilia
• minutiae