insignificant

in-sig-nif-i-cant · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration; negligible.

  2. 2.

    Having little or no meaning; without consequence.

  3. 3.

    (of a person) Lacking power, influence, or status.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    statistically insignificant — (in research) too small to be meaningful
  • •
    feel insignificant — to feel unimportant or powerless

Related words

Antonyms: important, significant, substantial
See also: negligible, significant, trivial
Synonyms: negligible, trivial, unimportant

Etymology

From in- ("not") + significant, from Latin significare ("to signify, indicate"), from signum ("sign") + facere ("to make"). Entered English in the 17th century.