insignificancy
[in-sig-nif-i-kuh n-see]
noun, plural in·sig·nif·i·can·cies for 2.
an insignificant person or thing.
Origin of insignificancy
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Related Words for insignificancy
alienation, aloofness, apathy, carelessness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, immunity, impartiality, impassivity, inattention, inconsequence, inconsequentiality, inertiaExamples from the Web for insignificancy
Historical Examples of insignificancy
When, by them, Administration is convinced of its insignificancy, they are soon to be convinced of their own.
Thoughts on the Present DiscontentsEdmund Burke
What matter its importance or its insignificancy, so that it be just.
History of the Girondists, Volume IAlphonse de Lamartine
When, by them, administration is convinced of its insignificancy, they are soon to be convinced of their own.
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, 4Pierre 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 EtonianI. E. M.