insignificance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of insignificance
First recorded in 1690–1700; insignific(ancy) + -ance
Example Sentences
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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
Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
In both movies, painful memories become wondrous hallucinations, a tower becomes a portal between worlds, and questions of reality versus fantasy, or old versus young, blur into insignificance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
A grain of sand is generally used for expressing tininess, or insignificance.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2023
There were a few normal people as well, but they faded into insignificance next to the predatory forms moving gracefully through the halls.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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