🇬🇧🇨🇳 insignificant - 微不足道 : English Lesson

Meaning of "insignificant" ("微不足道"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If something is insignificant, it is so tiny, small, or unimportant that almost nobody notices it or cares about it. It doesn’t change anything and doesn’t really make a difference, like a single grain of sand on a huge beach or a tiny crumb on a giant pizza.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The pebble looked insignificant, but my toe disagreed when I stepped on it barefoot.

The spider in the corner looked insignificant until it built a web big enough to catch a possum.

My insignificant little sneeze started a chain reaction of six people saying ‘Bless you’ and one dog howling.

My insignificant mosquito bite felt unimportant until the fifth minute of nonstop scratching.

My insignificant idea for a snack turned into a ‘build-your-own-taco’ festival in the kitchen.

On the park bench, a boy cried over an insignificant mark on his shirt. His mother pointed to the sky—an insignificant white bird, an insignificant leaf, an insignificant sparkle from a puddle. She laughed, picking up the insignificant mark and handing him a cookie. The boy smiled; the worry felt insignificant and gone.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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