"inconsequential" meaning in English

See inconsequential in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ [Canada], /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/ [UK] Audio: en-ca-synth-inconsequential.ogg Forms: more inconsequential [comparative], most inconsequential [superlative]
Etymology: in- + consequential. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{prefix|en|in|consequential}} in- + consequential Head templates: {{en-adj}} inconsequential (comparative more inconsequential, superlative most inconsequential)
  1. Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance. Translations (having no consequence): jovendimtar (Albanian), 无足轻重的 (bú zhòng yào de) (Chinese Mandarin), vähäpätöinen (Finnish), merkityksetön (Finnish), yhdentekevä (Finnish), sans conséquence (French), lényegtelen (Hungarian), insignificante (Italian), irrilevante (Italian), 하찮은 (hachaneun) (Korean), незначи́телен (neznačítelen) (Macedonian), kūrapa (Maori), korokororiki (Maori), hauarea (Maori), hanganoa (Maori), irrelevante (Portuguese), несуще́ственный (nesuščéstvennyj) (Russian), незначи́тельный (neznačítelʹnyj) (Russian), intrascendente (Spanish), oviktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inconsequential-en-adj-lXy8ZlK8 Disambiguation of 'having no consequence': 98 2
  2. Not logically following from the premises.
    Sense id: en-inconsequential-en-adj-QQgYRnbv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unimportant, negligible, trivial, trifling Derived forms: inconsequentiality, inconsequentially, inconsequentialness

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ [Canada], /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/ [UK] Audio: en-ca-synth-inconsequential.ogg Forms: inconsequentials [plural]
Etymology: in- + consequential. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{prefix|en|in|consequential}} in- + consequential Head templates: {{en-noun}} inconsequential (plural inconsequentials)
  1. Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
    Sense id: en-inconsequential-en-noun-0hojVP~I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 41 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 24 33 43

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