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Definition of Trivial
1. Adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. "Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unimportant
Derivative terms: Littleness, Pettiness, Trivia, Triviality, Trivialize
2. Adjective. Of little substance or significance. "Only trivial objections"
Similar to: Insignificant, Unimportant
Derivative terms: Trivia, Triviality, Trivialize
3. Adjective. Concerned with trivialities. "A trivial mind"
Definition of Trivial
1. a. Found anywhere; common.
2. n. One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.
Definition of Trivial
1. Adjective. Of little significance or value. ¹
2. Adjective. Common, ordinary. ¹
3. Adjective. Concerned with or involving trivia. ¹
4. Adjective. (biology) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic. ¹
5. Adjective. (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case. ¹
6. Adjective. (mathematics) Self-evident. ¹
7. Adjective. Pertaining to the trivium. ¹
8. Adjective. (philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trivial
1. insignificant [adj] - See also: insignificant