inconsequential

inconsequential

English

Etymology

in- +‎ consequential.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/

• CA synth

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Adjective

inconsequential (comparative more inconsequential, superlative most inconsequential)

1. Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

   You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential.

2. Not logically following from the premises.

Synonyms

• unimportant
• negligible
• trivial
• trifling
• See also Thesaurus:insignificant

Derived terms

• inconsequentiality
• inconsequentially
• inconsequentialness

Translations

having no consequence

Albanian: jovendimtar (sq) Chinese: Mandarin: 无足轻重的 (bú zhòng yào de) Finnish: vähäpätöinen (fi), merkityksetön (fi), yhdentekevä (fi) French: sans conséquence Hungarian: lényegtelen (hu) Italian: insignificante (it), irrilevante (it) Korean: 하찮은 (hachaneun) Maori: kūrapa, korokororiki, hauarea, hanganoa Portuguese: irrelevante (pt) Russian: несуще́ственный (ru) (nesuščéstvennyj), незначи́тельный (ru) (neznačítelʹnyj) Spanish: intrascendente (es) Swedish: oviktig (sv)

Noun

inconsequential (plural inconsequentials)

1. Something unimportant; something that does not matter.