pettiness
31smallness — noun 1. the property of having a relatively small size (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑littleness • Ant: ↑bigness (for: ↑littleness), ↑largeness • Derivati …
32triviality — noun 1. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pettiness, ↑slightness, ↑puniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑puny (for: ↑puniness), ↑ …
33PERETZ, ISAAC LEIB — (Yitskhok Leybush; 1852–1915), Yiddish and Hebrew author. Peretz was one of the three classic Yiddish writers – with S.Y. Abramovitsh and sholem aleichem – and the founder of Yiddish modernism. In the first decade of the 20th century he was at… …
34Insignificance — In sig*nif i*cance, n. 1. The condition or quality of being insignificant; lack of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness; inefficacy; as,… …
35Parvanimity — Par va*nim i*ty, n. [L. parvus little + animus mind.] The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness; opposed to {magnanimity}. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …
36Puniness — Pu ni*ness, n. The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness. [1913 Webster] …
37Reanswer — Re*an swer (r[ e]*[a^]n s[ e]r), v. t. & i. To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends for. [1913 Webster] Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow under. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
38magnanimity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality of being magnanimous ; loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity 2. a magnanimous act …
39parochialism — noun Date: 1847 the quality or state of being parochial; especially selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views) …
40petty — adjective (pettier; est) Etymology: Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit Date: 14th century 1. having secondary rank or importance ; minor, subordinate 2. having little or no importance or significance 3. marked by or reflective… …
