insignificance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of insignificance
First recorded in 1690–1700; insignific(ancy) + -ance
Example Sentences
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In “Atlas,” Natkiel skips that sequel, and devotes only two small maps to the whole first affair, due to its perceived insignificance and limited gains.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
It also makes the £235.4m net spend from the five years previous pale into insignificance.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
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
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
I am a “good person,” as my demented charges at the nursing home agree, but maybe Em also just sick of my suddenly acquired insignificance.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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