pettiness

English Thesaurus

1. lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness,
definition	:	extreme stinginess (noun.attribute)

2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	unimportance,
definition	:	the quality of not being important or worthy of note (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	joke,
definition	:	a triviality not to be taken seriously (noun.attribute)

3. narrowness of mind or ideas or views (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	narrow-mindedness, narrowness,
definition	:	an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior (noun.cognition)

4. lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial,
definition	:	(informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

5. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern,
definition	:	inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin,
definition	:	lacking substance or significance (adj.all)

derivation	:	puny,
definition	:	inferior in strength or significance (adj.all)

6. narrowness of mind or ideas or views (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	petty, small-minded,
definition	:	contemptibly narrow in outlook (adj.all)

7. lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial,
definition	:	(informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

8. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern,
definition	:	inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin,
definition	:	lacking substance or significance (adj.all)

derivation	:	puny,
definition	:	inferior in strength or significance (adj.all)

9. narrowness of mind or ideas or views (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	petty, small-minded,
definition	:	contemptibly narrow in outlook (adj.all)