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War is being declared tomorrow here so perhaps you can understand that I have been working under difficulties, but difficulties negligible compared with what others have to go through.
Malcolm Lowry

Meaning of "negligible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEGLIGIBLE

negligible  [ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEGLIGIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Negligible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEGLIGIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of negligible in the English dictionary

The definition of negligible in the dictionary is so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEGLIGIBLE


bridgable
ˈbrɪdʒəbəl
bridgeable
ˈbrɪdʒəbəl
eligible
ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl
exigible
ˈɛksɪdʒəbəl
gageable
ˈɡeɪdʒəbəl
imageable
ˈɪmɪdʒəbəl
incorrigible
ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl
ineligible
ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl
intelligible
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl
knowledgable
ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl
knowledgeable
ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl
manageable
ˈmænɪdʒəbəl
marriageable
ˈmærɪdʒəbəl
negligeable
ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl
salvageable
ˈsælvɪdʒəbəl
unbridgeable
ʌnˈbrɪdʒəbəl
unknowledgeable
ʌnˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl
unmanageable
ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbəl
unsalvageable
ʌnˈsælvɪdʒəbəl
voyageable
ˈvɔɪɪdʒəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEGLIGIBLE

neglectable
neglected
neglectedness
neglecter
neglectful
neglectfully
neglectfulness
neglectingly
neglection
neglective
neglector
negligeable
negligee
negligence
negligent
negligent homicide
negligently
negligibility
negligibleness
negligibly

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEGLIGIBLE

accessible
compatible
corrigible
diffrangible
dirigible
flexible
frangible
fungible
illegible
inexpungible
infrangible
intangible
irrefrangible
legible
reeligible
refrangible
submergible
tangible
unintelligible
untangible

Synonyms and antonyms of negligible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEGLIGIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «negligible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of negligible

Translation of «negligible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEGLIGIBLE

Find out the translation of negligible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of negligible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «negligible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微不足道的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insignificante
570 millions of speakers

English

negligible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नगण्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا تذكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незначительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desprezível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুচ্ছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

négligeable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh diabaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geringfügig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取るに足らない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하찮은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dijaluk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đáng kể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपेक्षणीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insignificante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znikomy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незначним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neglijabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμελητέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försumbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubetydelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of negligible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGLIGIBLE»

The term «negligible» is very widely used and occupies the 20.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGLIGIBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «negligible» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «negligible» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about negligible

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7 QUOTES WITH «NEGLIGIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word negligible.
1
John Cameron
In 1970 I realized that there was negligible risk from x-rays but many radiographs had poor image quality so that the risk from a false negative was significant.
2
Brian Dennehy
If you're sixty-something, pushing 70, the chances of you getting a tremendously fascinating part in the movies are very low, as to be almost negligible, or even in television. But in the theatre, there are still things to do, very interesting, very profound things.
3
Vaclav Klaus
I'm absolutely convinced that the very small global warming we are experiencing is the result of natural causes. It's a cyclical phenomenon in the history of the Earth. The role of man is very small, almost negligible.
4
Lavrenti Lopes
The roles for South Asians may have increased by a decent number but there has been a negligible change in the quality of these roles. We still have to fight stereotypes. Fortunately, I've had the priviledge of working with people who look beyond the color of your skin.
5
Malcolm Lowry
War is being declared tomorrow here so perhaps you can understand that I have been working under difficulties, but difficulties negligible compared with what others have to go through.
6
Ann Veneman
I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so we don't think there's any risk or very negligible risk to human health with this particular incident.
7
Carter G. Woodson
If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEGLIGIBLE»

Discover the use of negligible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to negligible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence: Why Genuine ...
In this work, experts in fields spanning most major aspects of mammalian aging present three carefully argued analyses of the current state of biomedical gerontology.
International Association of Biomedical Gerontology. International Congress, Aubrey D. N. J. De Grey, 2004
2
Integration - A Functional Approach
Definition 4.1 A function f is called negligible if its mean \\f\\* is zero. A set is negligible if its indicator function is negligible. A property of the points of the underlying set is said to hold almost everywhere. or a.e. for short, if the set of points where ...
Klaus Bichteler, 1998
3
Integration I: Chapters 1-6.
9, Lemma) that there exist a negligible set N C K and a finite partition of K — N formed of integrable sets Mj such that each of the sets KnVXi is the union of a subset of N and a certain number of the Mj , and such that on each of the Mj , f is ...
N. Bourbaki, 2004
4
Comprehensive Evaluations: Case Reports for Psychologists, ...
CLUSTER/Test Raw W GE Proficiency RPI SS (68% Band) PR BROAD READING – 441 1.3 negligible 2/90 48 (45–51) <0.1 Letter-Word Identification 27 419 1.6 negligible 0/90 62 (59–65) 1 Passage Comprehension 3 437 1.1 negligible 1/90 ...
Nancy Mather, Lynne E. Jaffe, 2010
5
Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection: 14th International ...
Zlob.vzd - - negligible Monitor.Win32.Perflogger.ca - - negligible Suspicious. Graybird.1 - - negligible Trojan-Spy.Win32.SCKeyLog.am - - negligible Backdoor. Win32.IRCBot.ebt - - negligible Worm.MSIL.PSW.d ✓ ✓ 0.74 Worm.Win32.Fujack. cr ...
Robin Sommer, Davide Balzarotti, Gregor Maier, 2011
6
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge draft comprehensive ...
Resource Alternative A Alternative B Fish Negligible effects on refuge based stocks of sockeye, chum and pink salmon; minor impacts from sport fishing on cninook and colio salmon; possible moderate long term impacts for rainbows and  ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 7, 1985
7
Models, Methods, Concepts & Applications of the Analytic ...
... Political Religious Psychological Security International Demographic Administration Civil Social Unification Total Ideals Concessions inuge disorder of Jewish people Shared control of — — — Negligible NegligibleNegligible — Excellent ...
Thomas L. Saaty, Luis G. Vargas, 2012
8
Mosquito Eradication: The Story of Killing Campto
... possible, low or Pathway of entry (Y/N) low or negligible) negligible) Used tyre imports (containerised and non- containerised) N Has not been recorded to breed in containers Negligible Possible such as tyres Used vehicle and machinery ...
Brian Kay, Richard Russell, 2013
9
Canon City District Wilderness Planning Amendment: ...
Social Negligible local Negligible local Negligible local Negligible local impacts. impacts. impacts. impacts. Economic Direct gain of Lose $525,000 net Direct gain of Direct gain of $525,000 net value; value; maintain $525,000 net value; ...
‎1982
10
Reserve Requirements on Foreign Currency Deposits in ...
Benin 3.0% 3.0% No No Negligible L: Central bank deposits, consolidated bonds . and banls credits; F: Foreign currency deposits abroad and with local banks. Botswana 3.25% 0.0% No NM 3.0% L: Central bank deposits; F: NIA. Burkiua Faso ...
Arto Kovanen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEGLIGIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term negligible is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Negligible retail space addition this year: Reports
MUMBAI: New retail space addition remained negligible during the first six months of this year. Most prominent shopping center projects that ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Unilever beats expectations, but warns of 'negligible' market growth
“Emerging markets continue to be subdued, while in Europe and North America growth is negligible.” The company has expanded its business ... «FoodNavigator.com, Jul 15»
3
31 sharks species in UAE waters, but odds of attack negligible
In South Africa last week, Mick Fanning was waiting for the perfect wave when a shark suddenly approached him from behind. Under the eyes ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»
4
Sectors to watch as market weakness spreads
said consumer demand was weak, with what it called "negligible" growth in Europe and North America. Sales were flat in the second quarter. «CNBC, Jul 15»
5
Three vegan recipes you can cook at home
Calories: 375.78Kcal; Fat:9.93gm; Carbohydrates:47.48gm; Protein:29.14gm; Cholesterol: Negligible Lentils and Kidney Bean Patty - Serves: 1 «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Some Public Hospitals Win, Others Lose With Obamacare
... electorates opposed to Obamacare, including Georgia, the impact of the Affordable Care Act on public hospitals has been negligible. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
7
Kent City Council to seek voters' opinions about potential fireworks …
"Now that we know the cost is negligible, I'm very comfortable and very happy to see this going to the referendum of the people," Councilman ... «Kent Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Aberdeen Asset Management retreats to its granite bunker
... Europe — where the group makes 40 per cent of sales — it was “negligible”. Personal care at just over half of revenues is still below target. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
India and the IS
The NDA government and the Prime Minister have gone on record saying that IS has negligible support among Muslims in India. This is ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
The truth about the guy who's eaten Chipotle for 153 days in a row
On his blog, he says that while he has lowered his cholesterol since going on the diet, he suspects “any changes were common/negligible and ... «Fusion, Jul 15»

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