Defn: A trivial matter or method; a triviality. Carlyle.
TRIVIALITY
Triv`i*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Trivialities. Etym: [Cf. F. trivialité]
1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.
2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair.
TRIVIALLY
Triv"i*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a trivial manner.
TRIVIALNESS
Triv"i*al*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being trivial.
TRIVIUM
Triv"i*um, n. Etym: [LL. See Trivial.]
1. The three " liberal" arts, grammar, logic, and rhetoric; — being a triple way, as it were, to eloquence.