insignificant
/ˌɪnsɪɡnˈjɪfɪkənt/in-sign-YIH-fih-kuhnt
/ˌɪnsɪɡnˈjɪfɪkənt/in-sign-YIH-fih-kuhnt
Meaningnot marking anything
Common meaning: too small or unimportant to matter
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- signa mark or signalLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1696 · scan
- ificlink: making
- antadjective ending: being
‘in, into’ + ‘a mark or signal’ → insignificant
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin signum ‘a mark or signal’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry signum, p. 1696 · dictionary scan
Roots
- signum, -ī Latin “a mark or signal”
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