🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

insignificância

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-sig-nifi-kahn-syah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inconsequence/ɪnˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele percebeu a insignificância do problema."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being inconsequential; lack of importance, relevance, or logical connection.

    "The sheer inconsequence of the petty argument became obvious as time passed."
  2. 2

    A lack of consistency in thought or action.

    "His speech was marked by a strange inconsequence that baffled the audience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin inconsequentia, formed from the Latin prefix in- (meaning 'not') and consequentia (meaning 'consequence' or 'following'). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term evolved to describe a lack of logical sequence or importance.

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