marginal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
2. (not-comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
3. (not-comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
4. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
5. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
6. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, comparable, not-comparable, usually) Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
7. (not-comparable, usually) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
8. (not-comparable, usually) Marginalized.

Noun

1. Something or somebody that is marginal.
2. A constituency won with a small margin.

Synonyms

minor

insignificant

peripheral

negligible

unimportant

borderline

trivial

bare

fringy

critical

‼️

immaterial

extra

slight

inconsiderable

lightweight

limbic

limited

limiting

little

low-level

lowly

menial

minimal

near

nickel-and-dime

nominal

nugatory

paltry

piddling

small

small-time

so-so

additional

unimposing

unimpressive

uninfluential

venial

ultimate

base

baseborn

close

crisis

criticality

determinative

footling

fringe

humble

inconsequential

inessential

intermediary

Translations

marginal

marginal

marginale

marginal

marginaal

marginal

هامشي

geringfügig

insignifiant

insignificante

insignificant

nichtig

Rand

Randwert

marginat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis, equivalent to margin + -al.