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negligible
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, worthlessROGET THESAURUS
negligible
Fraction
N fraction, fractional part, part, fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.For further exploring for "negligible" in Webster Dictionary Online