Negligible

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; nearly negligible.

adjective

Negligible

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; nearly negligible.

adjective

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Imagine This

Imagine measuring a difference of 0.01 units on a scale, but the scale's margin of error is 0.1 units— that tiny difference is negligible in the grand result.

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Sounds Like

neh-GLIJ-uh-buhl

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Looks Like

Visually resembles words like negligent or neglect due to the shared root, though the meanings differ.

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Remember This

Negligible comes from the idea that something can be neglected; it shares a root with neglect (neglegere).

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Other Forms

negligiblyadverb

negligibilitynoun

negligiblenessnoun

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Connect With

insignificant, trivial, minor, minuscule, nominal

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Note

Use before nouns (a negligible difference, a negligible amount). Do not confuse with negligent (careless) or neglect (to ignore)—they are related but distinct in meaning.