Meaning & use
Trivialities
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Matters or details of little importance or significance.
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They spent the meeting arguing over trivialities instead of the budget.
She has no patience for small talk and trivialities.
A note on using this word
Comes from Latin "trivialis," originally meaning "found at the crossroads," hence commonplace or ordinary.
Words with a similar meaning
minutiaetrifles
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Words with an opposite meaning
essentialspriorities
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