triviality

[triv-ee-al-i-tee]

noun

plural

trivialities 

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

   cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.

2. Also trivialness trivial quality or character.

triviality

/ ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being trivial

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

Other Word Forms

• nontriviality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of triviality¹

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.

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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.

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

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Both can be impatient at times, with little tolerance for the trivialities of modern politics.

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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.

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