Trivialität

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French trivialité. Compare English triviality.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʀivi̯aliˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Tri‧vi‧a‧li‧tät

Noun

Trivialität f (genitive Trivialität, plural Trivialitäten)

1. triviality, banality, shallowness, triteness
2. trifle

Related terms

• trivial

Further reading

• “Trivialität” in Duden online
• “Trivialität” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache