adjective
trivial
TRIV-ee-ul/ˈtrɪviəl/
Of little consequence or difficulty.
He shrugs off the trivial scuff on his shoe.
Etymology
Something belonging to the meeting of three roads belonged to a public place. That association led from “public” to “commonplace,” and then to the modern judgment that something is too ordinary or insignificant to matter.
In context
look into it for you anyway this show takes a deep dive into the architecture of our world and the work that goes into the design decisions that may seem trivial to the untrained eye
More examples
- Resetting the timer is a trivial task.
- They argue over trivial details instead of solving the problem.
- The fee seems trivial until you pay it every month.
Forms
trivial · more trivial · most trivial
trivially adverb — In an unimportant or very simple way.
triviality noun — A detail or matter of little importance.