as in smallness
the quality or state of being unimportant
the negligibility of so much that is churned out by weekly television
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Noun
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The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Her big band from the Land tour is present on this album to draw a loud counterpoint to the protagonist’s quest for smallness and silence.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Problems shrink into insignificance.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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That gets ratcheted up even higher when the playoffs roll around, which is why this latest example of fan pettiness should come as no surprise.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Trump has always reminded me of King Henry VIII, with the narcissism, the disposable wives, the second-son syndrome and the pettiness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Negligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibility. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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