pettiness
pettiness · pettinesses
Kleinlichkeit, Kleinkariertheit
The quality of being pettyThe quality of being petty.
US/pˈɛtinəs/
» I'll never fall to your level of pettiness.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being petty.
The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
(countable, uncountable)A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.
Kleinlichkeit, Kleinkariertheit
Examples
1 sentencesI'll never fall to your level of pettiness.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
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Forms
plural: pettinesses| Singular | pettiness |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- lack of generosity in trifling matters:littlenesssmallness
- the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous:trivialityslightnesspuniness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpetty
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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