negligible

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negligible

/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/

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From negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).

adjective more negligible · most negligible · negligeable

Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern. We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
Similar: ignorable, neglectable, slight, trivial

Opposite: considerable, important, significant, innegligible, unignorable

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: worthless, trifling, paltry, minimal, minimum, insignificant, inconsiderable, inconsequential, minor, inane, irrelevant, insubstantial, modest, nonsignificant, immaterial, invalid

adjective

Opposite: considerable, important, significant, innegligible, unignorable

Translations

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adj able to be ignored or excluded

Español	insignificante, desdeñable, negligible, despreciable
日本語	些細 sasai, つまらない tsumaranai, 取るに足らない toru ni taranai
中文	可忽视的 kě hūshì de, 微不足道 wēibùzúdào
हिन्दी	तुच्छ tucch
Português	insignificante, negligenciável, desprezável
Français	négligeable, insignifiant
Deutsch	vernachlässigbar
Italiano	insignificante, trascurabile
Ελληνικά	αμελητέος amelitéos
Română	neglijabil, neînsemnat, insignifiant
Русский	пренебрежи́мый prenebrežímyj

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@misc{negligible_2026,
  title = {negligible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negligible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}