negligible

adjective

Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

Roots

necneg- · Latin · not lego-lig · Latin · gather, choose

Synonyms for negligible

triflingadj insignificantadj paltryadj inappreciableadj inconsiderableadj inconsequentialadj unimportantadj trivialadj piddlingadj nugatoryadj slightadj irrelevantadj unimpressiveadj footlingadj

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Where does negligible come from?

The word negligible breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: neg-, from Latin nec (“not”); and -lig, from Latin lego (“gather, choose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.