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Adequacy vs Trivia - What's the difference?

adequacy | trivia |

As nouns the difference between adequacy and trivia

is that adequacy is the quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs while trivia is insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.

adequacy

English

Noun

(adequacies)
  • The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
    • His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt.

    trivia

    English

    Noun

    (trivia)
  • insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information
    • These trivia ''take'' up too much of the day.
    This trivia ''takes'' up too much of the day.
  • A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
    • I joined the trivia club this semester!
  • English plurals

    • Usage notes

    * Formerly, as word derived from a Latin plural, trivia required a plural verb, as in the first usage example above. Most modern authorities accept a singular verb, and this may be the preferred usage in the US. The game (2) is always regarded as a singular noun.

    Derived terms

    * administrivia, trivial, triviality, trivialize