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Definition of "insignificancy" [in•sig•nif•i•can•cy]

  • Insignificance. (noun)
  • One that is insignificant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "insignificancy" in a sentence
  • "The left newspapers saw it as a way to punish Zapatero for pulling out of Iraq, while the center-right newspapers saw it as a sign of further Spanish international insignificancy under Zapatero."
  • "Which insignificancy of language, though I cannot note it for false philosophy, yet it hath a quality, not only to hide the truth, but also to make men think they have it, and desist from further search."
  • "Placed out of the reach of attack, both by remoteness and insignificancy, our only dread lay lest those supplies intended for our consumption should be captured."