Standard Lemma guide

insignificant

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S IH0 G N Y IH1 F IH0 K AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without meaning; not signifying anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone or something that is insignificant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

devoid of importance, meaning, or force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unimportant

Antonyms: significant

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not worthy of notice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undistinguished

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a minor, insignificant bureaucrat
  • peanut politicians

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peanut

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

signifying nothing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • insignificant sounds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- (“not”) + significant.

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: খাকদর খাক (khakdor khak) — not significant; not important
  • Bulgarian: незначителен (neznačitelen) — not significant; not important
  • Catalan: insignificant — not significant; not important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微不足道的 (wēibùzúdào de) — not significant; not important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無關緊要的 /无关紧要的 (wúguānjǐnyào de) — not significant; not important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無足輕重的 /无足轻重的 (wúzúqīngzhòng de) — not significant; not important
  • Czech: nevýznamný — not significant; not important
  • Dutch: insignificant — not significant; not important
  • Dutch: onbeduidend — not significant; not important
  • Finnish: mitätön — not significant; not important
  • Finnish: merkityksetön — not significant; not important
  • Finnish: samantekevä — not significant; not important
  • Finnish: vähäpätöinen — not significant; not important
  • French: insignifiant — not significant; not important
  • Galician: insignificante — not significant; not important
  • German: bedeutungslos — not significant; not important
  • German: unbedeutend — not significant; not important
  • Greek: ασήμαντος (asímantos) — not significant; not important
  • Hindi: तुच्छ (tucch) — not significant; not important
  • Hindi: नगण्य (nagaṇya) — not significant; not important
  • Hindi: निरर्थक (nirarthak) — not significant; not important
  • Hindi: महत्वहीन (mahatvahīn) — not significant; not important
  • Hindi: अर्थहीन (arthahīn) — not significant; not important
  • Hungarian: jelentéktelen — not significant; not important
  • Italian: insignificante — not significant; not important
  • Italian: irrilevante — not significant; not important
  • Italian: nullo — not significant; not important
  • Japanese: 些細な (sasai na) — not significant; not important
  • Japanese: 無意味な (muimi na) — not significant; not important
  • Khmer: មិនសំខាន់ (mɨn sɑmkhan) — not significant; not important
  • Khmer: មិនគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់ (mɨn kuə aoy kɑt sɑmkoal) — not significant; not important
  • Korean: 하찮은 (hachaneun) — not significant; not important
  • Latin: perexiguus — not significant; not important
  • Māori: whetowheto — not significant; not important
  • Māori: hauwarea — not significant; not important
  • Māori: hanganoa — not significant; not important
  • Eastern Mari: изи (izi) — not significant; not important
  • Occitan: insignificant — not significant; not important
  • Polish: nieistotny — not significant; not important
  • Polish: błahy — not significant; not important
  • Portuguese: insignificante — not significant; not important
  • Romanian: nesemnificant — not significant; not important
  • Romanian: nesemnificativ — not significant; not important
  • Romanian: neimportant — not significant; not important
  • Russian: незначи́тельный (neznačítelʹnyj) — not significant; not important
  • Serbo-Croatian: безначајан — not significant; not important
  • Serbo-Croatian: beznačajan — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: insignificante — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: oscuro — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: desestimable — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: pichirruchi — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: buchipluma — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: pichiruche — not significant; not important
  • Spanish: pichiruchi — not significant; not important
  • Swedish: obetydlig — not significant; not important
  • Swedish: betydelselös — not significant; not important
  • Turkish: anlamsız — not significant; not important
  • Turkish: ehemmiyetsiz — not significant; not important
  • Turkish: manasız — not significant; not important
  • Turkish: önemsiz — not significant; not important
  • Ottoman Turkish: یسیر (yesir) — not significant; not important
  • Ukrainian: незначни́й (neznačnýj) — not significant; not important
  • Uzbek: arzimagan — not significant; not important
Real reading context

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