Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SIG-NIF'I-CANT
IN-SIG-NIF'I-CANCE, or IN-SIG-NIF'I-CAN-CYIN-SIG-NIF'I-CANT
IN-SIG-NIF'I-CANT, a. [in and significant.]
- Void of signification; destitute of meaning; as, insignificant words.
- Unimportant; answering no purpose; having no weight or effect; as, insignificant rites.
- Without weight of character; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant being or fellow.
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