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insignificant

in·sig·ni·ficant

UK/ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ US/ˌɪnsɪˈɡnjɪfɪkʌnt/ fairly common

adjective

1.

not large enough to consider or notice

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2.

not worthy of notice

3.

signifying nothing

  • “insignificant sounds”
  • “his response...is picayune and unmeaning” R.B. Pearsall
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4.

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

  • “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”
  • “peanut politicians”
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Origin

From in- (“not”) + significant.

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