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English Dictionary: insignificant by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insignificant
adj
  1. not worthy of notice [syn: insignificant, undistinguished]
  2. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"
  3. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
    Synonym(s): insignificant, peanut
  4. devoid of importance, meaning, or force
    Synonym(s): insignificant, unimportant
    Antonym(s): important, significant
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.
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