pettiness

pet·ty  (pt)

adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est

1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance.

2. Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views.

3. Marked by meanness or lack of generosity, especially in trifling matters.

4. Secondary in importance or rank; subordinate. See Synonyms at trivial.

5. Law Variant of petit.

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[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit; see petit.]

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petti·ly adv.

petti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pettiness - narrowness of mind or ideas or views narrow-mindedness, narrowness - an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
	2.	pettiness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous puniness, slightness, triviality unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
	3.	pettiness - lack of generosity in trifling matters littleness, smallness minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess

Translations

pettiness [ˈpetɪnɪs] N (= small-mindedness) → mezquindad f, estrechez f de miras; (= triviality) → insignificancia f, nimiedad f

pettiness [ˈpɛtinɪs] n (= small mindedness) → mesquinerie f

pettiness

n

(= trivial nature) → Unbedeutendheit f, → Belanglosigkeit f, → Unwichtigkeit f; (of excuse) → Billigkeit f; (of crime) → Geringfügigkeit f

(= small-mindedness) → Kleinlichkeit f; (of remark) → spitzer Charakter

pettiness [ˈpɛtɪnɪs] n (small-mindedness) → meschinità f inv