unimportance

/ˈʌnəmˌpɔrtns/
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Other forms: unimportances

Definitions of unimportance
  1. noun
    the state of being humble and unimportant
    synonyms: humbleness, lowliness, obscureness
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    obscurity
    an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
  2. noun
    the quality of not being important or worthy of note
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    importance
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
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    inessentiality
    not of basic importance
    pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality
    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
    insignificance
    the quality of having little or no significance
    dispensability, dispensableness
    the quality possessed by something that you can get along without
    joke
    a triviality not to be taken seriously
    meaninglessness
    the quality of having no value or significance
    inconsequence
    having no important effects or influence
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    value
    the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
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