negligibility


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neg·li·gi·ble

 (nĕg′lĭ-jə-bəl)
adj.
Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.
[Latin neglegere, negligere, to neglect; see neglect + -ible.]
neg′li·gi·bil′i·ty, neg′li·gi·ble·ness n.
neg′li·gi·bly adv.
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negligibility

noun
Contemptible unimportance:
inconsiderableness, negligibleness, paltriness, pettiness, smallness, triviality, trivialness.
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