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Unimportance

Want of importance; triviality.

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Insignificance 76% connected

The condition or quality of being insignificant; want of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases.

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Pettiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.

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Puniness 76% connected

The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness.

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Slightness 76% connected

The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.

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Triviality 76% connected

The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.

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Obscurity 76% connected

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

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Value 76% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Humbleness 92% connected

The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

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Lowliness 92% connected

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

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Obscureness 92% connected

Obscurity.

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Importance 94% connected

The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.

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Importance 94% connected

The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Acknowledge verb · 78% connection

To openly accept that a point or problem exists.

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Assess verb · 78% connection

To judge something using evidence or criteria.

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Asymmetry noun · 78% connection

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Balance noun · 78% connection

To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.

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Bathos noun · 78% connection

triteness or triviality of style

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Bluntness noun · 78% connection

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Configurationism noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties

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Consideration noun · 78% connection

Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence.

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Contextualism noun · 78% connection

any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmn…

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Coordinate noun · 78% connection

A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance.

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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Dishonesty noun · 78% connection

Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or b…

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