insignificance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of insignificance
First recorded in 1690–1700; insignific(ancy) + -ance
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Whether the man or the beast is more isolated and miserable may be debated, but the gorilla, we assume, hasn’t had to face the harsh truth of his insignificance in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"But in a time like this, football pales into insignificance," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
Lola is a relative free spirit with an open heart but a sense of limits; Aimée’s performance emphasizes the essential innocence, or maybe insignificance, of her flirtations.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
A grain of sand is generally used for expressing tininess, or insignificance.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2023
The Wall stretched east and west as far as the eye could see, so huge that it shrunk the timbered keeps and stone towers of the castle to insignificance.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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