Definitions for trivial

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trivial triv·i·al

Spelling: [triv-ee-uh l]

IPA: /ˈtrɪv i əl/

Trivial is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 124 anagrams from letters in trivial (aiilrtv).

Definitions for trivial

adjective

1. of very little importance or value; insignificant:
2. commonplace; ordinary.
3. Biology. (of names of organisms) specific, as distinguished from generic.
4. Mathematics. noting a solution of an equation in which the value of every variable of the equation is equal to zero. (of a theorem, proof, or the like) simple, transparent, or immediately evident.
5. Chemistry. (of names of chemical compounds) derived from the natural source, or of historic origin, and not according to the systematic nomenclature:

Origin of trivial

1400-50; late Middle English Latin triviālis belonging to the crossroads or street corner, hence commonplace, equivalent to tri- tri- + vi(a) road + -ālis Examples for trivial

That may seem like a trivial point, but it is not universally agreed on.

Tolstoy is unsurpassed in combining the grand with the trivial, that is, the small details which make up life.

The most riveting stories so far deal with trivial matters that sound like deleted scenes from a George Costanza fever dream.

You've made me your butt, your fool, your doer of trivial offices.

His tone was as level as if he were discussing some trivial matter.

Is it really a trivial thing to not offer a desired benefit to employees?

He was a gentleman, but the trivial fact is of small avail to-day.

On Mike's face was a map of disaster; the disaster might be trivial or great.

And at least it was not a trivial view, nor an ill meant one.

Harping about a Republican war on women while wages stagnate and growth sputters is trivial and desperate.