triviality Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
    pettiness; puniness; slightness.
  2. noun a detail that is considered insignificant
    trifle; technicality.
  3. noun something of small importance
    trifle; trivia; small beer.

WordNet


Triv`i*al"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. trivialité
Wordforms
plural Trivialities
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.
  2. That which is trivial; a trifle.
    The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair.

Webster 1913