trivialness
Quality of inconsequence
Trivialness is the quality of being trivial—of lacking importance or depth.
The word works but sounds awkward; most speakers prefer *triviality* for the same meaning: The triviality of the dispute embarrassed everyone.
Trivialness appears mainly when someone needs an abstract noun and reaches for the most obvious suffix.
Too small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
irrelevant · trifling · insubstantial · paltry · peripheral · secondary · marginal · nonessential
Regular sequence of actions
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- banalUnoriginal and dull
unremarkable · prosaic · humdrum · boring · dull · monotonous · tedious · unexceptional
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- pedantryExcessive concern with minor rules
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
carping · fussing · niggling · minutiae · hypercritical · pettifogging · picayune · small-minded
negligible
Too small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
immaterial · irrelevant · trifling · insubstantial · paltry · peripheral · secondary · marginal · nonessential · dispensable
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
banal · unremarkable · prosaic · humdrum · boring · dull · monotonous · tedious · unexceptional · predictable
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- pedantryExcessive concern with minor rules
caviling · carping · fussing · niggling · minutiae · hypercritical · pettifogging · picayune · small-minded · mean-spirited
frivolous
Not worthy of attention
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- frothyFull of foam
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
shallow · empty · vacuous · inane · silly · fluffy · ditzy · airheaded · featherweight · unserious
trivialnessimportance
State of mattering
significance · gravity · weightiness · momentousness · consequence
trivialnessprofundity
Intellectual or emotional depth
depth · profoundness · meaningfulness · seriousness · gravitas