- insignificance
- insignificance 1690s, from INSIGNIFICANT (Cf. insignificant) + -ANCE (Cf. -ance). Related: Insignificancy (1650s).
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Insignificance — In sig*nif i*cance, n. 1. The condition or quality of being insignificant; lack of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness; inefficacy; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insignificance — I noun exiguitas, immateriality, inconsequence, inconsequentiality, inessentiality, insubstantiality, irrelevance, irrelevancy, momentariness, nominalness, paltriness, paucity, scantiness, scarceness, shallowness, smallness, sparseness,… … Law dictionary
insignificance — in|sig|nif|i|cance [ ,ınsıg nıfikəns ] noun uncount the quality of not being large or important enough to be worth considering: insignificance of: It reminds us of the insignificance of man in the whole scheme of things. a. fade into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Insignificance — The title Insignificance can refer to:*Insignificance (film) a 1985 film directed by Nicolas Roeg *Insignificance (Jim O Rourke album) an album by Jim O Rourke named after the film. *Insignificance (song), a song by Pearl Jam. *Insignificance… … Wikipedia
insignificance — UK [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns] / US noun [uncountable] the quality of not being large or important enough to be worth considering insignificance of: It reminds us of the insignificance of man in the whole scheme of things. • fade into insignificance pale… … English dictionary
insignificance — [[t]ɪ̱nsɪgnɪ̱fɪkəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Insignificance is the quality of being insignificant. These prices pale into insignificance when compared with what was paid for two major works by the late Alfred Stieglitz... The event was regarded as of such… … English dictionary
insignificance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ relative VERB + INSIGNIFICANCE ▪ fade into, pale into ▪ Her achievements fade into insignificance beside those of her sisters … Collocations dictionary
insignificance — insignificant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no importance or value. DERIVATIVES insignificance noun insignificancy noun insignificantly adverb … English terms dictionary
Insignificance (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Insignificance Type = Album Artist = Porcupine Tree Released = March, 1997 Recorded Genre = Rock Length = 49:26 (1997 cassette) 46:24 (2003 remaster) Label = Delerium Last album = Signify (1996) This album = Insignificance… … Wikipedia
Insignificance (Jim O'Rourke album) — Infobox Album | Name = Insignificance Type = Album Artist = Jim O Rourke Released = November 19, 2001 Recorded = 2001 Genre = Indie rock Length = 38:25 Label = Drag City Producer = Jim O Rourke Jeremy Lemos Konrad Strauss Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
