Inconsequential Meaning
/ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
adjNot logically following from the premises.
Sentence Examples
The things he says are entirely inconsequential.
The most inconsequential differences in opinion can often lead to the fiercest arguments.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The typo in the report was ____ and did not affect the overall findings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small spelling errors in the informal email were ____ and did not change the meaning at all.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequential English inconsequential From in- + consequential.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“[…]Because desire just cheats you. It's like a sunbeam skipping here and there about a room. It stops and gilds some inconsequential object, and we poor fools try to grasp it—but when we do the sunbeam moves on to something else, and you've got the inconsequential part, but the glitter that made you want it is gone—” He broke off uneasily."
— 1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “A Matter of Civilization”, in The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book 3, page 341:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The typo in the report was ____ and did not affect the overall findings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small spelling errors in the informal email were ____ and did not change the meaning at all.