Insignificance
(noun)
The state or quality of being unimportant, insignificant, or not worth considering.
Origin:
Insignificance is derived from the latin word "insignis" meaning not remarkable or striking and "facere" meaning to make.
Examples:
- The politician tried to play down the scandal, insisting that it was of little insignificance.
- The employee's mistake was considered an insignificance when compared to the overall success of the project.
- In the grand scheme of things, our individual problems seem to fade into insignificance.
- The company"s losses were considered insignificance, given the overall size of the firm"s assets.
- The scientist dismissed the data point as insignificance and continued with the analysis.