insignificancy
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He had evaded this omnipresence by utter insignificancy!
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
There is but a step from conscious insignificancy to the loftiest pretension.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
Now, then, my very dear colleagues, who as shining luminaries guide the inferior bodies, it becomes you to examine and to use this work candidly, without regarding the meanness and insignificancy of the workman.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
The revolution had entered into a new phase, the Legislative Assembly had become the Constituent Assembly, which despoiled the monarchy of the last appearance of power and degraded it to a mere insignificancy.
From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
