pettiness, littleness, smallness
(noun) lack of generosity in trifling matters
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness
(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
pettiness
(noun) narrowness of mind or ideas or views
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pettiness (countable and uncountable, plural pettinesses)
The quality of being petty.
A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Pet"ti*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
