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insignificancy

[ in-sig-nif-i-kuh n-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, insinuate, insinuating

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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.
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

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