trivial

Words with a similar base: trivial

'trivial'

[fiddling.s.01] as in: (informal) small and of little importance

Examples:
a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

'trivial'

[superficial.s.01] as in: of little substance or significance

Examples:
a few superficial editorial changes
only trivial objections

'trivial'

[trivial.s.03] as in: concerned with trivialities

Examples:
a trivial young woman
a trivial mind

Origins

					trivial (English)
└── trivialis (Latin)
    └── trivium (Latin)
        ├── tri- (Latin)
        └── via (Latin)

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