Synonyms: trivial, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, lilliputian, little, footling, fiddling
Definition: (informal) small and of little importance
Usage: a fiddling sum of money; a footling gesture; our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war; a little (or small) matter; a dispute over niggling details; limited to petty enterprises; piffling efforts; giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
Similar words: unimportant
Definition: not important
Usage: a relatively unimportant feature of the system; the question seems unimportant
Synonyms: trivial
Definition: concerned with trivialities
Usage: a trivial young woman; a trivial mind
Similar words: frivolous
Definition: not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Usage: a frivolous novel; a frivolous remark; a frivolous young woman
Synonyms: superficial, trivial
Definition: of little substance or significance
Usage: a few superficial editorial changes; only trivial objections
Similar words: insignificant, unimportant
Definition: devoid of importance, meaning, or force