Unnoteworthy

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having little or no significance or importance
2. lacking remarkable or distinguishing features
3. not deserving attention or consideration due to triviality

Etymology: "Unnoteworthy" is simply the English prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "noteworthy", which itself is "note" plus "worthy". "Note" traces back through Old French "note" to Latin "nota", a mark or sign, which is also the source of "notation" and "notice". "Worthy" comes from Old English "wurthig", meaning deserving or having value. Because "noteworthy" was already well established as a description of something deserving attention, adding "un-" to produce a word meaning "not deserving attention" was a straightforward step. The construction follows the same pattern as many other English words such as "unremarkable" or "unimportant", where the prefix simply reverses the sense of an existing adjective.

Synonyms: insignificant, unremarkable, mundane, ordinary, commonplace

Antonyms: noteworthy, remarkable, significant, exceptional, extraordinary