a. [ L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See Voyage. ] 1. Found anywhere; common. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar. [ 1913 Webster ] As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair. [ 1913 Webster ] The trivial round, the common task. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Of or pertaining to the trivium. [ 1913 Webster ]
Trivial name (Nat. Hist.), the specific name. [ 1913 Webster ]
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