Unimportant Meaning
/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjpetty; not important or noteworthy
Sentence Examples
I'm so unimportant and insignificant.
Whether the problem is important or unimportant, you must solve it.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the grand scheme of the project, such a minor error is really ____ and will not affect the final result.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please don't waste your time worrying about ____ details that don't really affect the overall success of the project today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English important English unimportant From un- + important.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It’s to the credit of this remarkable writer that those absences seem unimportant beside what is so rousingly present."
— 2009 July 12, David Orr, “Too Close to Touch”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the grand scheme of the project, such a minor error is really ____ and will not affect the final result.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please don't waste your time worrying about ____ details that don't really affect the overall success of the project today.