insignificant
/ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/adjective
उच्चारण इन्सिग्निफ़िकन्ट
महत्वहीन, तुच्छ, नगण्य
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not big or valuable enough to be considered important
महत्वहीन, तुच्छ, नगण्य
- The difference in price is insignificant.
- He felt small and insignificant in the big city.
- A single vote may seem insignificant, but it counts.
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- The damage to the car was insignificant.
- Do not ignore even insignificant details in an investigation.
Synonyms trivial negligible unimportant
Opposite significant important considerable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
insignificant + noun (attributive)
Insignificant describes a thing too small to matter, such as a detail, amount or difference.
'Insignificant' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो इतनी छोटी हो कि मायने न रखे, जैसे detail, amount या difference।
- The difference in marks was insignificant.
- He made an insignificant mistake in the date.
insignificant compared with / beside sth
Use compared with or beside to show what makes it look small.
किसी चीज़ को छोटा दिखाने वाली तुलना के लिए 'compared with' या 'beside' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Our village looks insignificant beside the huge city.
- The cost is insignificant compared with the benefit.
feel / seem insignificant
Feel and seem take insignificant as a complement when a person or thing appears unimportant.
जब व्यक्ति या वस्तु महत्वहीन प्रतीत हो, तब 'feel' और 'seem' के साथ 'insignificant' complement बनता है।
- Standing among the great mountains, we felt insignificant.
insignificant vs not significant (statistics)
In research, a result that is not significant is one that may have happened by chance; insignificant is also used for it.
अनुसंधान में 'not significant' परिणाम वह होता है जो संयोग से भी हो सकता है; इसके लिए 'insignificant' भी चलता है।
- The survey found an insignificant change in prices.
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adjective + insignificant
relativelytotallyapparentlyseeminglystatistically
- The change looked totally insignificant.
insignificant + noun
amountdetailroledifferencepersonsum
- He played an insignificant role in the project.
verb + insignificant
feelseemlookmake sthconsider
- Such small errors make the problem look insignificant.
insignificant + preposition
tocompared withbesidenext to
- This amount is insignificant to a big company.
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- Do not ignore even an insignificant clue in the case.
इस मामले में किसी मामूली सुराग को भी अनदेखा मत कीजिए।
- The fee is insignificant compared with the value of the course.
पाठ्यक्रम के मूल्य की तुलना में फीस नगण्य है।
- She was an insignificant clerk until the audit began.
लेखा-परीक्षा शुरू होने तक वह एक महत्वहीन क्लर्क थी।
- Rainfall in the region was insignificant this year.
इस वर्ष क्षेत्र में वर्षा नगण्य रही।
- The scientist felt insignificant before the vast sky.
वैज्ञानिक को विशाल आकाश के सामने स्वयं तुच्छ महसूस हुआ।
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✗ It is an insignificant small matter.
✓ It is an insignificant matter.
Insignificant already means very small; adding small is repeating the idea.
'Insignificant' का अर्थ पहले से ही बहुत छोटा है; 'small' जोड़ना उसी बात को दोहराना है।
✗ The loss was insignificant than the gain.
✓ The loss was insignificant compared with the gain.
Than needs a comparative form; use compared with here.
'Than' के साथ comparative रूप चाहिए; यहाँ 'compared with' लिखें।
✗ The matter is insignificance.
✓ The matter is insignificant.
After is, an adjective is needed; insignificance is the noun.
'Is' के बाद adjective चाहिए; 'insignificance' noun है।
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Insignificant, minor and trivial all mean small in importance, but trivial can sound dismissive.
Insignificant, minor और trivial सभी का अर्थ कम महत्व का है, पर 'trivial' में तिरस्कार की झलक हो सकती है।
Too small to be worth attention.
इतना छोटा कि ध्यान देने योग्य न हो।
- An insignificant amount.
Less important than others of its kind.
अपने प्रकार की अन्य चीज़ों से कम महत्वपूर्ण।
- A minor repair.
Of so little value that it is not worth discussing.
इतना कम मूल्य का कि चर्चा के योग्य न हो।
- Don't waste time on trivial details.