triviality

American  

[triv-ee-al-i-tee] / ˌtrɪv iˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

trivialities

1. something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc..

   cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.

2. Also trivialness trivial quality or character.

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triviality British  

/ ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being trivial

2. something, such as a remark, that is trivial

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Other Word Forms

• nontriviality noun

Etymology

Origin of triviality

First recorded in 1590–1600; trivial + -ity

Example Sentences

Maguire and his staff are hippie idealists, wary of sullying their political mission with trivialities like record reviews.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, it would be hard to find another writer who brings Ms. Gaul’s particular strengths to what could have been merely esoteric culinary-history trivialities.

From The Wall Street Journal

You expect a terse “fine,” so you may proceed to some other triviality like sports or the weather.

From Salon

He sounded quite irritated that they were asking him about such trivialities when he is the one who has world leaders quaking in their boots as he re-makes the whole world in his image.

From Salon

She honored those traces even as she ironically nailed their indefensible triviality.

From Los Angeles Times