Grep  of  noun  trivial 
  triviality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  trivial 
 
  The  adj  trivial  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial  --  ((informal  terms)  small  and  of  little  importance;  "a  fiddling  sum  of  money";  "a  footling  gesture";  "our  worries  are  lilliputian  compared  with  those  of  countries  that  are  at  war";  "a  little  (or  small)  matter";  "Mickey  Mouse  regulations";  "a  dispute  over  niggling  details";  "limited  to  petty  enterprises";  "piffling  efforts";  "giving  a  police  officer  a  free  meal  may  be  against  the  law,  but  it  seems  to  be  a  picayune  infraction") 
  2.  (3)  banal,  commonplace,  trivial  --  (obvious  and  dull;  "trivial  conversation";  "commonplace  prose") 
  3.  superficial,  trivial  --  (of  little  substance  or  significance;  "a  few  superficial  editorial  changes";  "only  trivial  objections") 
  4.  trivial  --  (concerned  with  trivialities;  "a  trivial  young  woman";  "a  trivial  mind") 
  5.  insignificant,  trivial  --  (not  large  enough  to  consider  or  notice) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  trivial 
 
  5  senses  of  trivial 
 
  Sense  1 
  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unimportant)  ->  important,  of  import 
 
  Sense  2 
  banal,  commonplace,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ordinary)  ->  extraordinary 
 
  Sense  3 
  superficial,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insignificant)  ->  significant,  important 
 
  Sense  4 
  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  frivolous)  ->  serious 
 
  Sense  5 
  insignificant,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inconsiderable)  ->  considerable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  trivial 
 
  5  senses  of  trivial 
 
  Sense  1 
  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial 
  =>  unimportant  (vs.  important) 
 
  Sense  2 
  banal,  commonplace,  trivial 
  =>  ordinary  (vs.  extraordinary) 
 
  Sense  3 
  superficial,  trivial 
  =>  insignificant  (vs.  significant),  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  trivial 
  =>  frivolous  (vs.  serious) 
 
  Sense  5 
  insignificant,  trivial 
  =>  inconsiderable  (vs.  considerable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  trivial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  trivial 
 
  trivial  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  trivial 
  trivial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  trivial 
 
  The  adj  trivial  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial  --  ((informal  terms)  small  and  of  little  importance;  "a  fiddling  sum  of  money";  "a  footling  gesture";  "our  worries  are  lilliputian  compared  with  those  of  countries  that  are  at  war";  "a  little  (or  small)  matter";  "Mickey  Mouse  regulations";  "a  dispute  over  niggling  details";  "limited  to  petty  enterprises";  "piffling  efforts";  "giving  a  police  officer  a  free  meal  may  be  against  the  law,  but  it  seems  to  be  a  picayune  infraction") 
  2.  (3)  banal,  commonplace,  trivial  --  (obvious  and  dull;  "trivial  conversation";  "commonplace  prose") 
  3.  superficial,  trivial  --  (of  little  substance  or  significance;  "a  few  superficial  editorial  changes";  "only  trivial  objections") 
  4.  trivial  --  (concerned  with  trivialities;  "a  trivial  young  woman";  "a  trivial  mind") 
  5.  insignificant,  trivial  --  (not  large  enough  to  consider  or  notice) 

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