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.