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unimportance

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/ʌnˈɪmpɔːtəns/ · un-im-por-tance

The quality of being not important or insignificant.

Meanings

nounformal

The quality of being not important or insignificant.

اہمیت کی کمی یا بے معنی ہونا

غیر اہمیت

ghair ahmiyat

Synonyms

insignificanceirrelevancetrivialityبے اہمیتغیر اہمعدم اہمیت

Antonyms

importancesignificancerelevanceاہمیتاہممیزان

Common Collocations

  • sense of unimportance
  • feeling of unimportance
  • unimportance of material things

Example Sentences

He felt a deep sense of unimportance at the crowded party.

اس نے بھرے ہوئے پارٹي میں غیر اہمیت کا ایک گہرا احساس محسوس کیا۔

Us ne bharay hue party mein ghair ahmiyat ka aik gehra ehsaas mehsoos kiya.

The unimportance of the issue surprised the committee members.

مسئلے کی غیر اہمیت نے کمیٹی کے ارکان کو حیران کیا۔

Maslay ki ghair ahmiyat ne committee ke arkaan ko hairan kiya.

In the grand scheme of life, many worries are simply unimportance.

زندگی کے بڑے منصوبے میں، بہت سی فکرین صرف غیر اہمیت کی ہیں۔

Zindagi ke baray mansoobe mein, bohat si fikrain sirf ghair ahmiyat ki hain.

Easily Confused With

importance:Importance refers to the state of being significant, while unimportance means the opposite.

Word Family

important
adjectiveاہم
importance
nounاہمیت

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'un' as a way to negate 'importance'.

Imagine a tiny ant under a great big rock to visualize unimportance.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نہ خدا ملا نہ وصالِ صنم، نہ ادھم میں کماں ہے نہ چلمن میں

Na Khuda mila na wisal-e-sanam, na udham mein kamaan hai na chalman mein

Neither did I find God nor the union with my love, there's neither a bow in my hand nor a veil to hide.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "unimportantia" — lack of importance

First known use: 19th century

The word 'unimportance' combines the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' with 'importance,' which derives from Latin 'importantia,' indicating a state of being significant.