trivial
of little importance or too minor to matter
Roots
- triv / trivium: three-road crossroads, commonplace things, or small everyday matters
- via: way, road, path, or course
Other words with the triv / trivium root
- trivia: small facts or bits of minor information
Other words with the via root
- deviate: to depart from a path, rule, or pattern
- impervious: not allowing anything through
- obviate: to make unnecessary by preventing or removing the need
- trivia: small facts or bits of minor information
- via: by way of; through
Trivial keeps the crossroads slide: common things can start to feel ordinary and then too small to matter.
The typo was annoying but trivial compared with the missing evidence.
Trivial does not mean false. It means the thing is too small, common, or minor to carry much weight. Trivia gives the friendly doorway; via keeps the road image visible.