negligible

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: neg=li=gi=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

negligible, a. [Cf. F. négligible, négligeable.].

 That may be neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration; too small or unimportant to be worthy of notice.  [1913 Webster]
"Within very negligible limits of error."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

negligible, adj. not worth considering; insignificant.

Idiom

negligible quantity a person etc. that need not be considered.

Derivative

negligibility n. negligibly adv.

Etymology

obs. F f. n{eacute}gliger NEGLECT

THESAURUS

negligible

back-burner, cursory, depthless, dinky, dispensable, fat, few, footling, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, insignificant, irrelevant, little, low, meager, miniature, minor, minute, niggling, no great shakes, nonessential, not vital, nugatory, off, outside, paltry, petit, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, shallow, short, skin-deep, slender, slight, slim, small, superficial, technical, tiny, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoteworthy, worthless

ROGET THESAURUS

negligible

Fraction

N fraction, fractional part, part, fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.