PARVANIMITY

Etymology

Noun

parvanimity (countable and uncountable, plural parvanimities)

(now rare) The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.

Synonyms

• small-mindedness

Antonyms

• magnanimity

Source: Wiktionary


Par`va*nim"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. parvus little + animus mind.]

Definition: The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness; -- opposed to magnanimity. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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