nugacity

Definitions

The quality or state of being trifling, insignificant, or frivolous.

A trivial or unimportant remark, action, or thing.

Examples

The professor dismissed the student's argument as mere nugacity, lacking any real intellectual substance.

He spent his entire afternoon on the nugacity of organizing his paperclips by color.

Despite the gravity of the situation, the committee wasted hours debating the nugacity of the office decor.

Synonyms

frivolity triviality trifling insignificance levity silliness emptiness

Antonyms

seriousness gravity importance significance weightiness solemnity substance