inconsequential

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ consequential.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌkɒn.səˈkwɛn.ʃəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

inconsequential (comparative more inconsequential, superlative most inconsequential)

1. Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

   You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential.

2. Not logically following from the premises.

Synonyms

• unimportant
• negligible
• trivial
• trifling
• See also Thesaurus:insignificant

Derived terms

• inconsequentiality
• inconsequentially
• inconsequentialness

Translations

having no consequence

• Albanian: jovendimtar (sq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 无足轻重的 (bú zhòng yào de)

• Finnish: vähäpätöinen (fi), merkityksetön (fi), yhdentekevä (fi)
• French: sans conséquence
• Hungarian: lényegtelen (hu)
• Italian: insignificante (it), irrilevante (it)
• Korean: 하찮은 (hachaneun)
• Macedonian: незначи́телен (neznačítelen)
• Maori: kūrapa, korokororiki, hauarea, hanganoa
• Portuguese: irrelevante (pt)
• Russian: несуще́ственный (ru) (nesuščéstvennyj), незначи́тельный (ru) (neznačítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: intrascendente (es), inconsecuente (es)
• Swedish: oviktig (sv)

Noun

inconsequential (plural inconsequentials)

1. Something unimportant; something that does not matter.