negligible
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Etymology
From negligence/negligent + -ible,[1] as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“I neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
negligible (comparative more negligible, superlative most negligible)
- Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
- We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
- 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
- Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.
Synonyms
- ignorable
- neglectable
- slight
- trivial
- See also Thesaurus:tiny
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
able to be ignored or excluded
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “negligible”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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