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negligibility

[/ˌnɛɡlɪdʒəˈbɪləti/]
nounfemininepl: negligibilities
negligenciabilidade
1. The quality or state of being negligible; the condition of being so small, unimportant, or trivial that it can be disregarded
The negligibility of the error margin made the results acceptable.
A negligenciabilidade da margem de erro tornou os resultados aceitáveis.
2. In legal or technical contexts, the degree to which something can be overlooked or dismissed as insignificant
The court recognized the negligibility of the defendant's contribution to the crime.
O tribunal reconheceu a negligenciabilidade da contribuição do réu para o crime.
Synonyms
insignificancetrivialityunimportanceinconsequenceminuteness
Antonyms
significanceimportancematerialityconsequenceweightiness

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
negligenciabilidade
Standard usage in technical and legal contexts
Portugal
negligenciabilidade
Formal usage, less common in everyday speech
General Brazilian
insignificância
More common colloquial alternative

Related Idioms & Phrases

of negligible importance
negligible amount
reduce to negligibility
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