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inconsequential

[ in-kon-si-kwen-shuh l, in-kon- ]
/ ˌɪn kɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn- /
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adjective

of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
inconsequent; illogical.
irrelevant.

Words related to inconsequential

alienation, aloofness, apathy, carelessness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, immunity, impartiality, impassivity, inattention, inconsequence, inertia, insignificance

Words nearby inconsequential

incongruous, inconnu, inconscient, inconsecutive, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inconsistency, inconsistent, inconsolable

Origin of inconsequential

First recorded in 1615–25; in-3 + consequential

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsequential

in·con·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, nounin·con·se·quen·tial·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for inconsequentiality

  • These hee-hee councils splendidly illustrate the inconsecutiveness and inconsequentiality of the Folk.

    Before Adam|Jack London

  • After that, to show the inconsequentiality of life in those days, we fell to playing.

    Before Adam|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for inconsequentiality

inconsequential

inconsequent (ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt)

/ (ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn-) /

adjective

not following logically as a consequence
trivial or insignificant
not in a logical sequence; haphazard

Derived forms of inconsequential

inconsequentiality, inconsequentialness, inconsequence or inconsequentness, nouninconsequentially or inconsequently, adverb
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