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insignificancy

[ in-sig-nif-i-kuhn-see ]

/ ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kən si /

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noun, plural in·sig·nif·i·can·cies for 2.

insignificance.

an insignificant person or thing.

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Origin of insignificancy

First recorded in 1645–55; insignific(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby insignificancy

insight, insightful, insigne, insignia, insignificance, insignificancy, insignificant, insincere, insincerity, in single file, insinuate

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Example sentences from the Web for insignificancy

When, by them, administration is convinced of its insignificancy, they are soon to be convinced of their own.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Their total insignificancy screened them from the fatal effects of the caprices of their tyrants.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks|Edward Wortley Montagu
The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett
On arriving at the spot, it was distressing to observe the insignificancy of the place, with regard to such a melancholy event.
Confessions of an Etonian|I. E. M.

Now the tribe has been reduced to comparative insignificancy by this dreadful scourge.
Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet|Captain Marryat

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