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Trivia vs Minutia - What's the difference?

trivia | minutia |

As nouns the difference between trivia and minutia

is that trivia is insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information while minutia is a minor detail, often of negligible importance.

As a proper noun Trivia

is the goddess of crossroads. Compare Hecate.

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

    minutia

    English

    Noun

  • A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
    • They spent all their time on minutiae , never making real progress.
  • (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.