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Definition of Trivia
1. Noun. Something of small importance.
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: Bagatelle, Fluff, Frippery, Frivolity
Derivative terms: Trivial, Trivial
Definition of Trivia
1. Proper noun. (Roman god) The goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth, Roman equivalent of Greek Hecate. ¹
2. Noun. insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information ¹
3. Noun. A quiz game that involves obscure facts. ¹
4. Noun. (plural of trivium) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trivia
1. insignificant matters [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trivia
Literary usage of Trivia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus), Perry and Schwengel, Marine Shells of the Western Coast
... 1. Numerous synonyms are cited. 1958. Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus) ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"The Trivia is also found in the Gulf of California. Fig. 14(5. ... Trivia Europ*..
an abrupt but not very extensive outcropping of coarse granite similar to ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The process by which the plural form trivia has acquired the English sense ...
Trivia was first used in this sense in the early 20th century: induces them ..."
4. Modern Essays by Christopher Morley (1921)
"Trivia By LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH It would be extravagant to claim that Pearsall
Smith's Trivia, the remarkable little book from which these miniature essays ..."
5. Report on the Turton Collection of South African Marine Mollusks: With by Paul Bartsch (1915)
"Trivia ONISCUS Lamarck. Cat. No. 75566, USNM, two specimens from Cape of Good Hope
... No. 272124, USNM, three specimens from Port Elizabeth. Trivia FORMOSA ..."
6. Books and Their Writers by Stuart Petre Brodie Mais (1920)
"II Trivia HAVING read Mr Logan Pearsall Smith's most respectable and informative
book on the English Language in The Home University Library you will be ..."
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