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Hungarian
Etymology
From the obsolete jelenték (“meaning”) + -telen (“without”), from jelent (“to mean”) + -ék (noun-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: je‧len‧ték‧te‧len
Adjective
jelentéktelen (comparative jelentéktelenebb, superlative legjelentéktelenebb)
- negligible, slight, minor (too small to be of concern)
- Synonyms: csekély, elenyésző, potom
- Antonyms: jelentős, jelentékeny, nagy, tetemes, számottevő
- jelentéktelen módosítás ― minor amendment
- unimportant, insignificant, trivial, petty (not worthy of attention)
- Synonyms: apró, csip-csup
- Antonyms: fontos, figyelemre méltó, jelentős
- Nem foglalkozom ilyen jelentéktelen dolgokkal. ― I don't deal with such trivial things.
- uninteresting, unremarkable, unimpressive, insignificant (having no special characteristics, not standing out in any way)
- Synonyms: szürke, átlagos, hétköznapi
- Antonyms: kimagasló, figyelemre méltó
- jelentéktelen ember ― insignificant person
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