| NOUN | cognition | pettiness | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | narrowness of mind or ideas or views. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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