insignificant
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 13
/ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
Definition of insignificant
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
“Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.”
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adj
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Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
“Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.”
- Without meaning; not signifying anything.
noun
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Someone or something that is insignificant.
“The whole forenoon generally ſpent amidſt a ſucceſſion of viſitants, a mob of idlers; the reſt of the day in dinners, public places, and evening-parties. Although in my own mind I deſpiſed the giddy reſtleſs inſignificants that figured in this perpetual drama; yet as I conſidered myſelf as a paſſenger only for the time, I ſubmitted to be carried along with the ſtream, and partook of the flying amuſements, as they occurred.”
“An interesting series of advertisements is now being run by Henry W. Peabody & Company, of New York, makers of Domes of Silence, for the purpose of glorifying the insignificants of retailing. The keynote of this advertising is a broad-gauged attempt to sell dealers the idea of grouping small wares in such a way that they will gain strength by union.”
“Sometimes, they lunch-called you between 12:45 and 2:00, knowing you wouldn’t be there. It’s an art form, passed down generation to generation. I tried to one-up them by early-calling them, usually from home, say at 8:30 a.m., their poor assistants knowing that was one more return call they’d have to do that night when they were still at the office at 10 p.m. late-calling the insignificants of the 310 area code.”
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Etymology
From in- (“not”) + significant.
Words you can make from insignificant
200+ playable · top: SIGNIFICANT (17 pts)
Best play significant 17 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
25 words- FACINGS 13 pts
- FANNING 11 pts
- FASTING 11 pts
- FININGS 11 pts
- FINNING 11 pts
- FISTING 11 pts
- SIFTING 11 pts
- ACTINGS 10 pts
- CANINGS 10 pts
- CANNING 10 pts
- CANTING 10 pts
- CASTING 10 pts
- FINNANS 10 pts
- INFANTS 10 pts
- INCANTS 9 pts
- NIACINS 9 pts
- STANNIC 9 pts
- ANTINGS 8 pts
- INNINGS 8 pts
- SAINING 8 pts
- SINNING 8 pts
- STANING 8 pts
- TANNING 8 pts
- TINNING 8 pts
- TANNINS 7 pts
6-letter words
35 words- FACING 12 pts
- FICINS 11 pts
- FINCAS 11 pts
- FISTIC 11 pts
- FAGINS 10 pts
- FATING 10 pts
- FINING 10 pts
- ACTING 9 pts
- CANING 9 pts
- CASING 9 pts
- CITING 9 pts
- FAINTS 9 pts
- FINNAN 9 pts
- ICINGS 9 pts
- INFANT 9 pts
- ACTINS 8 pts
- ANISIC 8 pts
- ANTICS 8 pts
- CASINI 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- NASTIC 8 pts
- NIACIN 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- ANTING 7 pts
- ATIGIS 7 pts
- GAINST 7 pts
- GIANTS 7 pts
- INNING 7 pts
- SANING 7 pts
- SATING 7 pts
- SITING 7 pts
- TASING 7 pts
- TINING 7 pts
- ISATIN 6 pts
- TANNIN 6 pts
5-letter words
40 words- FACTS 10 pts
- FICIN 10 pts
- FINCA 10 pts
- FAGIN 9 pts
- FANGS 9 pts
- GIFTS 9 pts
- ACING 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FIATS 8 pts
- FINIS 8 pts
- FINNA 8 pts
- ICING 8 pts
- NAIFS 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- SCANT 7 pts
- AGIST 6 pts
- ANGST 6 pts
- ATIGI 6 pts
- GAINS 6 pts
- GAITS 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
- GNATS 6 pts
- SIGNA 6 pts
- STAIG 6 pts
- STANG 6 pts
- STING 6 pts
- TANGS 6 pts
- TINGS 6 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
4-letter words
68 words- CAFS 9 pts
- FACT 9 pts
- FISC 9 pts
- FAGS 8 pts
- FANG 8 pts
- FIGS 8 pts
- GIFS 8 pts
- GIFT 8 pts
- CIGS 7 pts
- FAIN 7 pts
- FANS 7 pts
- FAST 7 pts
- FATS 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FIST 7 pts
- FITS 7 pts
- NAIF 7 pts
- SCAG 7 pts
- SIFT 7 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- SCAN 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- TICS 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GAST 5 pts
- GATS 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIST 5 pts
- GITS 5 pts
- GNAT 5 pts
- NAGS 5 pts
- SANG 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- SNAG 5 pts
- STAG 5 pts
- TAGS 5 pts
- TANG 5 pts
- TING 5 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NANS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
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