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nugacity

[noo-gas-i-tee, nyoo-]

noun

plural

nugacities 
  1. triviality; insignificance.

  2. something insignificant or inconsequential; a trifle.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of nugacity1

1585–95; < Late Latin ū峦, equivalent to ū峦- ( nugacious ) + - -ity

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When To Use

does nugacity mean?



A nugacity is something trivial or unimportant. Nugacity can also mean the quality of being trivial or unimportant.



Nugacity is obscure and rarely used. It is related to the adjectives nugacious and nugatory, both of which mean “trivial” or “unimportant.”



Example: Many biology majors feel like the one required art class is a nugacity that doesn’t add to their education.

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