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# triviality

noun (a triviality, trivialities)

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

## Everyday

1. Something small and unimportant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#m1)
2. Being unimportant or not serious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x1)
- They argued over a triviality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x2)
- The meeting got stuck on trivialities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x3)
- She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x4)
- The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x5)
- Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triviality/#x6)

### Note

Countable when it means a small thing (trivialities), uncountable for the quality. From «trivial». Related: «trivia» (bits of fun knowledge).

## On Mova

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