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Meaning of "unimportant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIMPORTANT

unimportant  [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIMPORTANT

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

WHAT DOES UNIMPORTANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unimportant in the English dictionary

The definition of unimportant in the dictionary is lacking in significance or value.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIMPORTANT


accountant
əˈkaʊntənt
advertent
ədˈvɜːtənt
assistant
əˈsɪstənt
consistent
kənˈsɪstənt
constant
ˈkɒnstənt
consultant
kənˈsʌltənt
disputant
dɪˈspjuːtənt
important
ɪmˈpɔːtənt
inadvertent
ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt
instant
ˈɪnstənt
mutant
ˈmjuːtənt
nonmutant
ˌnɒnˈmjuːtənt
nutant
ˈnjuːtənt
oughtn´t
ˈɔːtənt
patent
ˈpætənt
pollutant
pəˈluːtənt
resistant
rɪˈzɪstənt
retreatant
rɪˈtriːtənt
revertant
rɪˈvɜːtənt
superimportant
ˌsuːpərɪmˈpɔːtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIMPORTANT

unimpassioned
unimpeachability
unimpeachable
unimpeachableness
unimpeachably
unimpeached
unimpeded
unimpededly
unimplored
unimportance
unimportuned
unimposed
unimposing
unimpregnated
unimpressed
unimpressible
unimpressive
unimprisoned
unimproved
unimproved value

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIMPORTANT

all-important
blatant
concomitant
contestant
extant
habitant
hesitant
management consultant
militant
montant
on the instant
personal assistant
Protestant
reluctant
research assistant
respectant
resultant
self-important
supernatant
water-resistant

Synonyms and antonyms of unimportant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNIMPORTANT»

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

Translation of «unimportant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIMPORTANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

不重要的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin importancia
570 millions of speakers

English

unimportant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महत्वहीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ هَامّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неважный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem importância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুত্বহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak penting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重要でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중요하지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora penting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tầm thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கியத்துவமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिनमहत्वाचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trascurabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieważny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неважливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neimportant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επουσιώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbelangrik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oviktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uviktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unimportant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIMPORTANT»

The term «unimportant» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIMPORTANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unimportant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unimportant» 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 unimportant

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNIMPORTANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unimportant.
1
Helen Andelin
One of the greatest threats to your husband's position of priority would be if you were to earnestly pursue a career... If you finally reach a pinnacle of success, you would overshadow him and make him feel unimportant.
2
Russell Baker
Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesn't matter.
3
Ambrose Bierce
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
4
Malcolm Boyd
However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.
5
William Henry Bragg
The chemist, whose science is immediately concerned with the combinations of atoms, has rarely found it necessary to discuss their shapes, and gives them no particular forms in his diagrams. That does not mean that the shapes are unimportant, but rather that the older methods could not define them.
6
Louise Brown
The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people.
7
Phil Crosby
In a true zero-defects approach, there are no unimportant items.
8
Kelly Cutrone
There are a bunch of different ways to look at the fashion industry. Is it shallow to work in fashion? Yes, it can be. But does fashion transform a woman who might feel like nothing and unimportant to glamorous and gorgeous? Yes, it does. Does it employ a huge sector of America? Yes, it does.
9
Doug Davidson
I used to let a lot of unimportant things bother me. I don't anymore. Right now, things are going great in my life. It used to be when that happened, I would be waiting for something to go wrong. Now I don't expect that - if something negative does happen, I'll deal with it, learn from it and realize it is the way it is supposed to be.
10
Indra Devi
We've got our own daylight to get bad thoughts away, and we talk with that light - our star in our heart. We take away what's unimportant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIMPORTANT»

Discover the use of unimportant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unimportant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Very Unimportant Officer
Rediscovered after 80 years gathering dust on a family bookshelf and first brought to public attention on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, A VERY UNIMPORTANT OFFICER is a detailed and intimate account of the experience of Captain Stewart, ...
Alexander Stewart, 2009
2
Constanze Mozart: an unimportant woman
Fifty years after the death of her husband, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Constanze reflects on her long life.
Renate Welsh, Beth Bjorklund, 1997
3
Soil survey
Unimportant. Unimportant. Choice Unimportant- Unimportant. Unimportant. Choice Unimportant. Unimportant. Choice Choice Choice Fair Unimportant. Choice Unimportant- Unimportant. Fair Unimportant- Fair Unimportant. Fair Unimportant.
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1964
4
Removing Unimportant Computations in Interprocedural Program ...
Existing solutions to program analysis problems often trade between scalability and precision.
Teck Bok Tok, 2007
5
Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism
Dieter. Rams. Omit. the. Unimportant. Fig. 1) With its blend of order, neutrality, and mobility, this Braun hi-fi construction is the expression of Braun design philosophy. The operating components that are seldom used are set in the back of the ...
Victor Margolin, 1989
6
The Essential Book of Useless Information: The Most ...
More facts! Less substance! The newest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Useless Information series. The useless information never ends in the newest, most crucially meaningless entry in the Useless Information series.
Don Voorhees, 2009
7
Momma, and Other Unimportant People
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Rupert Hughes, 2012
8
Decline of the Sea Turtles:: Causes and Prevention
Life Stage Source of Mortality Primarily Human Caused Juveniles to Adults Eggs Hatchlings Shrimp trawling yes high none unimportant Other fisheries yes medium to low none unimportant Non-human predators no low high high Weather no ...
Committee on Sea Turtle Conservation, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1990
9
Employability and Job In-security
Variables Employability Scale Question No. Job Insecurity Relationship between Variables Research Question Scale Question No. Vi OE5 (Proportion)- J1S 1 ( Important/Unimportant) 42 1 to 9 cpert rity OE5 (Proportion) - JIS2(Likely/Unlikely)  ...
Marcelle Morcos, 2009
10
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
An Unimportant Affair In the twinkling of an eye, six years have passed since I left the countryside to come to the capital.1 If I stop to add up all the so- called important affairs of state that I have either witnessed or heard about during that time, ...
Xun Lu, William A. Lyell, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIMPORTANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unimportant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Elegant and unimportant
I'm not sure there has been a more elegant and refined, yet unimportant, ... the French aristocracy of the mid- to late-19th century — elegant but unimportant. «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
2
Share “Parents' cellphone use makes kids feel...”
By spending too much time on your phone, you might be sending a very strong and unintentional message to your children: They're unimportant. A new global ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
3
Using your phone too much could make your kids feel 'unimportant'
By spending too much time on your phone, you might be sending a very strong and unintentional message to your children: They're unimportant. A new global ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
4
Trump Slams 'Unimportant' HuffPost for Banishing Him from Politics …
“Mr. Trump is number one in the unimportant Huffington Post poll, along with all other recently released polls including Reuters, FOX, USA Today/Suffolk ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
5
Study shows a third of kids feel 'unimportant' when parents are on …
Is everyone on smartphones or tablets around the dinner table a common scene at your house? You might want to put the devices away after reading this. «GeekWire, Jul 15»
6
Many Kids Feel 'Unimportant' When Parents Are Distracted By …
The survey results showed that 54 percent of kids think their parents check their devices too often and 32 percent of them "feel unimportant" when their parents ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Kids Feel Unimportant to Cell Phone-Addicted Parents
OK parents, it's time to put down your phone and pick up your kid because children feel unimportant when you use your cell phones too much, a study says. «Parenting Magazine, Jul 15»
8
DANIEL PIPES: Turkey's unimportant election
Almost every assessment of the national parliamentary election to take place in Turkey on June 7 rates it among the most important in the republic's nearly ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
9
Bissinger: Caitlyn Jenner Braver than 'Old, Pasty, Unimportant' Neil …
Screen-Shot-2015-06-01-at-12.51.07- After writing the massive coming-out profile of Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity Fair, the long-time reporter circled back to give the ... «Mediaite, Jun 15»
10
Why You Should Protect Even Your Most Unimportant Data
When it comes to protecting our data, many of us only place a high priority on certain important data like financial information or location. However, even ... «Lifehacker, May 15»

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