trivial

== English == === Alternative forms === triviall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin triviālis (“appropriate to the street-corner, commonplace, vulgar”), from trivium (“place where three roads meet”). Compare trivium, trivia. From the distinction between trivium (“the lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric”) and quadrivium (“the higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪv.i.əl/, (now rare except in rapid speech) /ˈtɹɪv.jəl/ === Adjective === trivial (comparative more trivial, superlative most trivial) Ignorable; of little significance or value. Commonplace, ordinary. Concerned with or involving trivia. (taxonomy) Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic. (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case. (algebra, of an algebraic structure or ideal thereof) Containing only one element; having an underlying set which is a singleton. (mathematics) Self-evident. Pertaining to the trivium. (philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity. ==== Synonyms ==== (of little significance): ignorable, negligible, trifling, frothy ==== Antonyms ==== nontrivial important significant radical fundamental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === trivial (plural trivials) (obsolete) Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. === References === === Further reading === “trivial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “trivial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. trivial in Britannica Dictionary trivial in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary trivial in Ozdic collocation dictionary trivial in WordReference English Collocations === Anagrams === vitrail == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tɾi.βiˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [tɾi.viˈal] === Adjective === trivial m or f (masculine and feminine plural trivials) trivial === Further reading === “trivial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin triviālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁi.vjal/ Homophones: triviale, triviales === Adjective === trivial (feminine triviale, masculine plural triviaux, feminine plural triviales) trivial (common, easy, obvious) ordinary, mundane, commonplace Synonyms: banal, commun, ordinaire Antonyms: nouveau, singulier, rare inelegant, unrefined (especially of a person's language) Synonym: inélégant Antonym: raffiné crass, crude, vulgar, obscene (words, language, behavior, etc.) Synonyms: brut, grossier, obscène Antonyms: courtois, gentil, poli, subtil ==== Derived terms ==== nom trivial === Further reading === “trivial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === livrait, vitrail == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾiˈbjal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞jɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: tri‧vial === Adjective === trivial m or f (plural triviais) trivial ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French trivial, from Latin triviālis (“common”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁiviˈaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === trivial (strong nominative masculine singular trivialer, comparative trivialer, superlative am trivialsten) trivial (common, easy, obvious) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== trivialisieren Trivialität === Further reading === “trivial” in Duden online “trivial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Piedmontese == === Adjective === trivial trivial == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: tri‧vi‧al === Adjective === trivial m or f (plural triviais) trivial ==== Derived terms ==== trivialidade trivializar trivialmente === Noun === trivial m (plural triviais) (informal) a simple everyday meal === Further reading === “trivial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “trivial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “trivial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French trivial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tri.viˈal/ === Adjective === trivial m or n (feminine singular trivială, masculine plural triviali, feminine/neuter plural triviale) common, ordinary Synonyms: de rând, comun, obișnuit, ordinar obscene, indecent Synonyms: obscen, indecent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== trivialitate trivializa netrivial == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾiˈbjal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞jal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: tri‧vial === Adjective === trivial m or f (masculine and feminine plural triviales) trivial Synonym: insignificante ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “trivial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === trivial (comparative trivialare, superlative trivialast) trivial ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== trivialnamn (“common name”) === References === trivial in Svensk ordbok (SO) trivial in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) trivial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)