Synonyms for triviality
ˌtrɪv iˈæl ɪ titriv·i·al·i·ty

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1. pettiness, triviality, slightness, puninessnoun

   the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

   Synonyms:
   pettiness, technicality, littleness, small beer, slenderness, slightness, puniness, smallness, delicacy, stuntedness, slimness, runtiness, trivia, trifle

2. technicality, trifle, trivialitynoun

   a detail that is considered insignificant

   Synonyms:
   pettiness, technicality, small beer, slightness, puniness, trivia, trifle

3. triviality, trivia, trifle, small beernoun

   something of small importance

   Synonyms:
   pettiness, technicality, small beer, slightness, puniness, trivia, trifle

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1. trivialityadjective

   Synonyms:
   trivialness, unimportance, insignificance, indifference

2. trivialityadjective

   Synonyms:
   trifle, BAGATELLE, small matter, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment

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1. trivialitynoun

   Synonyms:
   unimportance, paltriness

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1. List of paraphrases for "triviality":

   banality

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How to use triviality in a sentence?

1. La Rochefoucauld:

   How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person

2. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

   Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person

3. Quentin Crisp:

   Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.

4. W. H. Auden:

   Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.