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triv·i·al

(trĭv′ē-əl)

adj.

1. Of little significance or value.

2. Concerned with or involving unimportant matters; superficial: a trivial colleague; a trivial remark.

3. Mathematics

a. Of, relating to, or being the solution of an equation in which every variable is equal to zero.

b. Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case; self-evident.

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[Middle English trivialle, of the trivium (from Medieval Latin triviālis, from trivium, trivium; see trivium) and Latin triviālis, ordinary (from trivium, crossroads).]

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triv′i·al·ly adv.

Synonyms: trivial , trifling , paltry , petty , picayune
These adjectives all apply to what is unimportant and of little consequence. Trivial and trifling refer to what is so insignificant as to be utterly commonplace or unremarkable: "Both sides appreciated that behind this apparently trivial matter of naval salutes lay weighty issues of sovereignty at sea" (Simon Schama)."Now he was smitten with compunction, yet irritated that so trifling an omission should be stored up against him after nearly two years of marriage" (Edith Wharton).
Paltry describes what falls so far short of what is required or desired that it arouses contempt: "The mere fact of grave issues in life depending on such paltry things is monstrously ludicrous" (George Gissing).
Petty usually refers to what is of minor or lesser significance: "Religious slurs, temper tantrums, insults, coercion, debt: all petty things, really, irritants—too minor, it would seem, to move five reasonable people to murder" (Donna Tartt).
What is picayune is of negligible value or importance: "Everything was numbers-oriented—better to close out thirty-five picayune cases than go after two quality ones" (Selwyn Raab).

Word History: The word trivial entered Middle English with senses quite different from its most common contemporary ones. We find in a work from 1432-50 mention of the "arte trivialle," an allusion to the three liberal arts that made up the trivium, the lower division of the seven liberal arts taught in medieval universities—grammar, rhetoric, and logic. The history of trivial goes back to the Latin word trivium, formed from the prefix tri-, "three," and via, "road." Trivium thus meant "the meeting place of three roads, especially as a place of public resort." The publicness of such a place also gave the word a pejorative sense that we express in the phrase the gutter, as in "His manners were formed in the gutter." The Latin adjective triviālis, derived from trivium, thus meant "appropriate to the street corner, commonplace, vulgar." Trivial is first recorded in English with a sense identical to that of triviālis in 1589. Shortly after that trivial is recorded in the sense most familiar to us, "of little importance or significance," making it a word now used of things less weighty than grammar, rhetoric, and logic.

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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Adv.	1.	trivially - with little effort; "we can prove trivially that this theorem is false"
	2.	trivially - in a frivolously trivial manner; "trivially motivated requests"

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Translations

بِتفاهَه، بصورةٍ ضَئيلَه

povrchně

ómerkilega

önemsiz şekilde

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trivia

(ˈtriviə) noun plural

unimportant matters or details. I haven't time to worry about such trivia. nietighede تَوافِه الأمور подробности trivial drobnosti die Bagatellen(pl.) trivialitet ανούσιες λεπτομέρειες, ασημαντότητες (πληθ.) trivialidades tühiasjad چیزهای کم اهمیت و پیش پا افتاده tyhjänpäiväisyydet broutilles טְרִיוויָה तुच्छ beznačajne sitnice, trivijalnosti jelentéktelen részletek hal sepele smámunir banalità ささいな事柄 사소한 일 mažmožiai, niekai nieki; sīkumi perkara yg remeh-temeh onbelangrijke dingen uvesentlige ting, trivialiteter drobiazgi, błahostki کم ارزښته او د پښو لاندی شیان fleacuri мелочи drobnosti malenkosti trivijalnost strunt-, småsaker เรื่องเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ önemsiz ayrıntılar, ıvır zıvır şeyler 瑣事 дрібниці معمولي، سطحي chuyện vặt 琐事

ˈtrivial adjective

1. of very little importance. trivial details. triviaal زَهيد незначителен trivial bezvýznamný unbedeutend triviel ασήμαντος trivial, insignificante, banal tühine کم اهمیت vähäpätöinen insignifiant קַל-עֶרֶך तुच्छ, नगण्य beznačajan, nevažan jelentéktelen sepele smávægilegur insignificante ささいな 사소한 nereikšmingas triviāls; banāls; nenozīmīgs remeh onbelangrijk uvesentlig, triviell nieistotny لږ ارزښت neînsemnat незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben trivijalan obetydlig, trivial ไม่สำคัญ önemsiz, değersiz 價值不大的，瑣細的 банальний, тривіальний; дрібний, незначний سطحي vặt vãnh 价值不大的，琐细的

2. (especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious. She's a very trivial person. kleinsielig, kleingeestig تافِه банален comum povrchní oberflächlich triviel επιπόλαιος, μη σοβαρός superficial, frívolo pealiskaudne کم مایه؛ سطحی نگر pinnallinen frivole שטחי औछा površan, plitak igénytelen tidak serius yfirborðslegur, léttúðugur frivolo つまらない 시시콜콜한 banalus, lėkštas, tuščias sīks; aprobežots mengambil berat ttg perkara yg remeh-temeh oppervlakkig likegyldig, banal, useriøs powierzchowny سطحی کتل، کم ارزښت frivol поверхностный povrchný trivialen trivijalan ytlig ไม่เอาจริงเอาจัง önemsiz ayrıntılarla ilgilenen 淺薄的，輕浮的，庸俗的 обмежений, пустий فضولي، فالتو کاموں ميں دل چسپي رکھنے والا tầm thường 浅薄的，轻浮的，庸俗的

ˈtrivially adverb

nietig بِتفاهَه، بصورةٍ ضَئيلَه банално comumente povrchně trivial trivielt επιπόλαια, ρηχά trivialmente, insignificantemente; superficialmente, frívolamente triviaalselt بطور پیش پا افتاده mitättömästi banalement בְּאוֹפֶן לא רְצִינִי तुच्छता से beznačajno jelentéktelenül secara sepele ómerkilega banalmente つまらなく 시시콜콜하게 banaliai triviāli; banāli remeh onbelangrijk likegyldig, uvesentlig nieistotnie, banalnie, trywialnie په مبتذل او بی ارزښته توګه (în mod) obişnuit тривиально povrchne trivialno trivijalno ytligt, trivialt อย่างไม่สำคัญ önemsiz şekilde 瑣細地，平凡地 тривіально معمولي طريقے سے tầm thường 琐细地，平凡地

ˌtriviˈality (-ˈa-) noun

1. the state of being trivial. nietigheid تَفاهَه، تَمَسُّك بالتَّوافِه баналност trivialidade všednost die Trivialität trivialitet ασημαντότητα trivialidad, insignificancia, banalidad; superficialidad, frivolidad triviaalsus پیش پا افتادگی mitättömyys banalité תִּפלוּת घिसी-पिटी बात beznačajnost jelentéktelenség ketidakseriusan smávægi banalità 平凡さ 하찮음 nereikšmingumas, banalumas banalitāte; aprobežotība remeh-temeh onbeduidendheid uvesentlighet, trivialitet nieistotność, banalność بی ارزښتی، مبتذلی banalitate незначительность všednosť trivialnost trivijalnost obetydlighet, trivialitet ลักษณะเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ önemsizlik 輕浮，淺薄 тривіальність; банальність بے حقيقت sự tầm thường 轻浮，浅薄

2. (plural triviˈalities) something which is trivial. He is always worrying about some triviality or other. kleinigheid شَيء تافِه дреболия trivialidades banalita die Geringfügigkeit trivialitet ασήμαντο πράγμα trivialidades, nimiedades tühisus امر پیش پا افتاده pikkuseikka banalité תִּפלוּת तुच्छ चीजें sporedne, nevažne stvari banalitás hal sepele smáatriði, smámunir banalità ささいな事 하찮은 것 smulkmena sīkums perkara yg remeh-temeh onbeduidendheid uvesentlighet, småting błahostka د تر پښو لاندی، مبتذل ، نا چیز fleacuri тривиальности banalita postranske stvari trivijalnost obetydlighet, trivialitet สิ่งเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ önemsiz şey 瑣事 дрібниця معمولي چيز tính tầm thường 琐事

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