"inconsiderable" meaning in English

See inconsiderable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more inconsiderable [comparative], most inconsiderable [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + considerable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|considerable}} in- + considerable Head templates: {{en-adj}} inconsiderable (comparative more inconsiderable, superlative most inconsiderable)
  1. Too unimportant to be worthy of attention. Synonyms: negligible, trivial, unconsiderable, insignificant Translations (too unimportant to be worthy of attention): незначителен (neznačitelen) (Bulgarian), маловажен (malovažen) (Bulgarian), несуще́ственный (nesuščéstvennyj) [masculine] (Russian), незначи́тельный (neznačítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), нева́жный (nevážnyj) [masculine] (Russian), малозна́чимый (maloznáčimyj) [masculine] (Russian), малова́жный (malovážnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inconsiderable-en-adj-a-im8cU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'too unimportant to be worthy of attention': 97 3
  2. Impossible to consider as a possibility; inconceivable.
    Sense id: en-inconsiderable-en-adj-sHn14Vki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 49 51

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