triviality
part of speech
noun (a triviality, trivialities)
meaning for a pupil
1) Something small and unimportant. tree →
2) Being unimportant or not serious. tree →
sense in the lessons
A word for unimportant things. Grown-ups say «Let's not argue over trivialities.» In Alice in Wonderland the King and Queen fuss over trivialities like who stole the tarts while making no sense. In quizzes, «trivia» are small facts — a related word.
examples
- Don't waste time on trivialities. tree →
- They argued over a triviality. tree →
- The meeting got stuck on trivialities. tree →
- She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint. tree →
- The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat. tree →
- Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture. tree →
note
Countable when it means a small thing (trivialities), uncountable for the quality. From «trivial». Related: «trivia» (bits of fun knowledge).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «triviality» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.