Trivial (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(informal) small and of little importance; "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".
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- She worried about trivial things, like what to wear to the party, and neglected the bigger issues.
- The news anchor apologized for making a trivial comment during the broadcast about the president's appearance.
- It was a trivial expense compared to the rest of the production budget.
- Don't worry about the minor flaws in the report, they're trivial compared to the main points we're trying to get across.
- He had a tendency to focus on trivial details and get bogged down in unimportant discussions.
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Meaning 2
Concerned with trivialities; "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind".
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Meaning 3
Of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections".
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