inconsiderable
inconsiderable adjective: too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
Adjective
inconsiderable (comparative more inconsiderable, superlative most inconsiderable)
- Too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
- [N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide.1660, [Richard Allestree], “Sect[ion] V. Of the Second Advantage, Wealth.”, in The Gentlemans Calling, London: […] T[imothy] Garthwait […], →OCLC, page 83
- There will be inconsiderable rises in British Railways day return fares in the London Area; those priced at 2s. and over are unchanged, as are the ordinary single fares.1954 October, “Notes and News: London Fares Increase”, in Railway Magazine, page 726
- Synonyms:
- negligible, trivial, unconsiderable, base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous
- Impossible to consider as a possibility; inconceivable.
- It is not inconsiderable to me that all the above can simultaneously exist.1996 December 7, ladyv, “The GPM and Alan Walters (fwd)”, in alt.clearing.technology (Usenet)
inconsiderable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
inconsiderable in Tamil
- அளவில் சிறிய, அற்பமான, சொற்ப
inconsiderable in Urdu
- غیرضروری
inconsiderable in Malayalam
- negligible, trifling, insignificant
- പരിഗണനാർഹമല്ലാത്ത, പരിഗണന അർഹിക്കാത്ത, ക്ഷുദ്രം, നിസ്സാരം, ലഘു, വകവയ്ക്കാനില്ലാത്ത
inconsiderable in Kannada
- ಗಣನೆಗೆ ಬಾರದ, ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾರದ, ತೀರ ಕಡಿಮೆಯ, ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ, ಚಿಕ್ಕ, ಅರಿದಲ್ಲದ
Synonyms of inconsiderable
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Forms of inconsiderable
| comparative | more inconsiderable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inconsiderable |
Origin of inconsiderable
From Middle French inconsidérable. By surface analysis, in- + considerable.
Words formed from inconsiderable
Questions about inconsiderable
- What does inconsiderable mean?
- Inconsiderable means too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
- What is inconsiderable in Tamil?
- Inconsiderable in Tamil is அளவில் சிறிய, அற்பமான, சொற்ப. See Inconsiderable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inconsiderable?
- Inconsiderable is an adjective.
Words near inconsiderable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inconsiderable (page history and authors); inconsiderable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inconsiderable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inconsiderable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inconsiderable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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