English Dictionary: insignificant | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for insignificant | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insignificant \In`sig*nif"i*cant\, a. 1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words. 2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile. Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments. --Bp. Wilkins. 3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person. Syn: Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible. |