triviality

[ triv-ee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌtrɪv iˈæl ɪ ti /

something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.

Also tri·vi·al·ness

[triv-ee-uh l-nis] /ˈtrɪv i əl nɪs/. trivial quality or character.

Origin of triviality

First recorded in 1590–1600; trivial + -ity

non·triv·i·al·i·ty, noun, plural non·triv·i·al·i·ties.

trivet, trivia, trivial, trivial name, trivialism, triviality, trivialize, trivium, triweekly, trixie, trm

Indeed what's most depressing about Ngai's terms is their smallness, their triviality.

Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us |Benjamin Lytal |October 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Yet by the triviality of these our criticisms one may measure the astonishing excellence of his books.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 |Various
She laughed and when she spoke again her voice was as light as if her world held only triviality and laughter.

The Lighted Match |Charles Neville Buck
He grants its overwhelming immensity, but he establishes its triviality; and he does more than spit upon it.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

They were walking like old friends, and were in the middle of a conversation about some triviality.

The Man Who Was Thursday |G. K. Chesterton
And then, to fall back again from these heights with their boundless horizons into the muddy ruts of triviality!

Amiel's Journal |Henri-Frdric Amiel

triviality

/ (ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ) /

the state or quality of being trivial

something, such as a remark, that is trivial

Official name: trivialism ( ˈtrɪvɪəˌlɪzəm)