NOUN | cognition | pettiness | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
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attribute | pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | |
attribute | pettiness, littleness, smallness | lack of generosity / generosity in trifling matters |
Sounds | peh'tiynahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | narrowness of mind or ideas or views. | |
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Broader | narrow-mindedness, narrowness | An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior |
Spanish | mezquindad | |
Adjectives | petty | contemptibly narrow in outlook |
Meaning | The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous. | |
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Synonyms | triviality, slightness, puniness | |
Narrower | joke | A triviality not to be taken seriously |
Broader | unimportance | The quality of not being important or worthy of note |
Spanish | futilidad, pequeñez, tenuidad, trivialidad | |
Catalan | bagatel·la, fotesa, futilitat, trivialitat | |
Adjectives | petty | inferior in rank or status |
Meaning | lack of generosity / generosity in trifling matters. | |
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Synonyms | littleness, smallness | |
Broader | meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness | extreme / extreme stinginess |
Adjectives | petty | (informal) small and of little importance |
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