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pettiness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pettiness

1
 n
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
2
 n
narrowness of mind or ideas or views
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pettiness
1

n the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Synonyms:
puniness, slightness, triviality
Types:
joke
a triviality not to be taken seriously
Type of:
unimportance
the quality of not being important or worthy of note

n lack of generosity in trifling matters

Synonyms:
littleness, smallness
Type of:
closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
extreme stinginess
2

n narrowness of mind or ideas or views

Type of:
narrow-mindedness, narrowness
an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
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