Definition of TRIVIA

trivia

Plural: trivia, trivias

Noun

  • something of small importance
  • (Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence
  • Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.
  • A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
  • plural of trivium

General

  • n/pl insignificant matters

Examples

  • "I joined the trivia club this semester!"

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

Synonyms

small beer, trifle, triviality, trivium

Scrabble Score: 9

trivia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trivia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trivia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

trivia is a valid Words With Friends word