negligible C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #36745 Meanings 1 adj So small or unimportant that it is not worth considering. We found a few errors, but their effect on the results was negligible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · so small or unimportant... slighttrivialpaltry ↔ Opposites considerableimportantinnegligiblesignificantunignorable Etymology AI details From negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European neglegō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # negligible **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 36745 ## Meanings 1. So small or unimportant that it is not worth considering. ## Examples - We found a few errors, but their effect on the results was negligible. ## Antonyms - considerable - important - innegligible - significant - unignorable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leǵ- - Root: neglegō ## Etymology From negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). ## AI Etymology Negligible is from negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). In present-day use, it means so small or unimportant that it is not worth considering. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown