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# insignificant

adjective

«insignificant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Insignificant means too small or unimportant to matter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/#m1)
2. (in tales) An insignificant person is small or plain and seems of no worth, though may turn out important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/#m2)

### In the lessons

describes a small detail or a little person in a story; in lessons, a tiny number or amount that can be ignored in a rough answer

### Examples

- It was only an insignificant crumb on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/#x1)
- The mouse seemed insignificant beside the lion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/#x2)
- Don't worry about insignificant mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; an insignificant part of a total still counts in an exact answer

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insignificant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insignificant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insignificant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insignificant.html) on Mova free.