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pettiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | puniness, slightness, triviality |
| Type of | unimportance |
| Has types | joke |
| Derivation | petty |
pettiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | littleness, smallness |
| Type of | closeness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness |
| Derivation | petty |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | narrowness, narrow-mindedness |
| Derivation | petty |
Examples of pettiness
pettiness
Some pettiness on the work scene makes for an unpleasant situation this morning.
From the kansas.com
It would be a crying shame to see it ebb away to partiality and pettiness again.
From the edp24.co.uk
Why has it all suddenly descended into trivialities, legalities, and pettiness?
From the nzherald.co.nz
Apart from the pettiness of it, Chris Evans will have TONS of under-15 listeners.
From the guardian.co.uk
What is important is that such pettiness did not harm such as Gibbon and Taine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Pettiness, backbiting and smallness of vision are hardly new to American politics.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He seems to possess only righteous anger, never a moment of pettiness or annoyance.
From the usatoday.com
Now comes the end of a magnificent life, unclouded by self-pity or pettiness.
From the philly.com
It's worth considering whether you're just carrying someone else's pettiness.
From the theatlantic.com
- Narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
- Lack of generosity in trifling matters
