pales into insignificance

A form of pale into insignificance — To seem insignificant by comparison to something much more important.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pale into insignificance
Cite this entry
APA

pales into insignificance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pales%20into%20insignificance

MLA

“pales into insignificance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pales%20into%20insignificance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pales into insignificance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pales%20into%20insignificance.

Source: pales into insignificance on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.