insignificancy

[ in-sig-nif-i-kuh n-see ]

/ ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kən si /

an insignificant person or thing.

Words nearby insignificancy

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

When, by them, Administration is convinced of its insignificancy, they are soon to be convinced of their own.
Thoughts on the Present Discontents|Edmund Burke
What matter its importance or its insignificancy, so that it be just.
History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine
For my part, I could not contain myself; and notwithstanding my insignificancy, I could not help telling him my thoughts.
Dangerous Connections, v. 1, 2, 3, 4|Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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.

The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett