triviality

[triv-ee-al-i-tee]

noun

plural

trivialities 

1. something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc..

   cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.

2. Also trivialness trivial quality or character.

triviality

/ ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being trivial

2. something, such as a remark, that is trivial

Other Word Forms

• nontriviality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of triviality¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; trivial + -ity

Example Sentences

You expect a terse “fine,” so you may proceed to some other triviality like sports or the weather.

From Salon

Both can be impatient at times, with little tolerance for the trivialities of modern politics.

From BBC

He sounded quite irritated that they were asking him about such trivialities when he is the one who has world leaders quaking in their boots as he re-makes the whole world in his image.

From Salon

Lee uses heroin to escape the feeling of triviality, but when Allerton warms up to him, Lee’s focus shifts to a new drug: yagé.

From Salon

She honored those traces even as she ironically nailed their indefensible triviality.

From Los Angeles Times