negligible

[ neg-li-juh-buhl ]

adjective

1. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded:

   The extra expenses were negligible.

negligible

/ ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant

Derived Forms

• ˈnegligibly, adverb
• ˌnegligiˈbility, noun

Other Word Forms

• negli·gi·bili·ty negli·gi·ble·ness noun
• negli·gi·bly adverb
• nonneg·li·gi·bili·ty noun
• non·negli·gi·ble adjective
• non·negli·gi·ble·ness noun
• non·negli·gi·bly adverb
• quasi-negli·gi·ble adjective
• quasi-negli·gi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of negligible¹

1820–30; < Latin neglig ( ere ) to neglect + -ible

Example Sentences

You come out of the theater realizing that your hunky idol had negligible screen time — at least you think so.

From Salon

Next, let's go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since.

From BBC

Landlady Jacqui Braithwaite says the direct impact on the community from the asylum seekers was "negligible" and residents "rarely" saw small groups of people from the base walking around the area.

From BBC

Furthermore, the differences in bone density were negligible.

From Salon

The company said it expected costs associated with the name change to be "negligible".

From BBC

Related Words

• imperceptible
• inconsequential
• slight
• slim
• trivial
• unimportant