Insignificance

Insignificance

Noun · /ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/

Definition

The quality of being too small or unimportant to be worth consideration; the state of lacking meaning or consequence.

Origin

From in- (not) + significance, from Latin significantia (meaning, force). The word inverts the value structure of significance, marking the absence of both importance and meaning.