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PETTINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lack of generosity in trifling matters
Synonyms:
littleness; pettiness; smallness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pettiness" is a kind of...):
closeness; meanness; minginess; niggardliness; niggardness; parsimoniousness; parsimony; tightfistedness; tightness (extreme stinginess)
Derivation:
petty ((informal) small and of little importance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Synonyms:
pettiness; puniness; slightness; triviality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pettiness" is a kind of...):
unimportance (the quality of not being important or worthy of note)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pettiness"):
joke (a triviality not to be taken seriously)
Derivation:
petty (inferior in rank or status)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Narrowness of mind or ideas or views
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pettiness" is a kind of...):
narrow-mindedness; narrowness (an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior)
Derivation:
petty (contemptibly narrow in outlook)
