🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

sem importância

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sẽj̃ ĩ.pɔɾˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unimportant/ˌʌn.ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Isso é um detalhe sem importância."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lacking importance, significance, or consequence; trivial or minor.

    "He spent too much time worrying about unimportant details."
  2. 2

    Having no special status, influence, or high station in society.

    "She felt like an unimportant voice in a large corporate structure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'on-', 'un-') with 'important' (derived from the French 'important' and Medieval Latin 'importantem'). The word emerged in the late 16th century to denote a lack of significance, consequence, or weight.

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