Definitions for Pettiness
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pettinessnoun

   narrowness of mind or ideas or views

2. pettiness, triviality, slightness, puninessnoun

   the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

3. pettiness, littleness, smallnessnoun

   lack of generosity in trifling matters

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pettinessnoun

   The quality of being petty.

2. pettinessnoun

   A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pettinessnoun

   Smallness; littleness; inconsiderableness; unimportance.

   Etymology: from petty.

   The losses we have borne, the subjects we
   Have lost, and the disgrace we have digested;
   To answer which, his pettiness would bow under. William Shakespeare.

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1. pettiness

   Pettiness refers to giving excessive importance or attention to trivial matters, often resulting from narrow-mindedness, or showing a mean or ungenerous character or mentality. It can also refer to deliberately choosing to not forget minor faults or mistakes, often leading to spiteful or annoying behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pettinessnoun

   the quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness

Matched Categories

1. • Narrow-mindedness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pettiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pettiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Pettiness in a Sentence

1. Orrin Hatch:

   This is a high and holy calling. It is not something to take lightly. It is a sacred trust in which pettiness or grandstanding should have no part, in some respects, the Senate today is but a mere shadow of its former self, another casualty of the permanent political campaign.

2. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina:

   If you're tired of the sound bites, the vitriol, the pettiness, the egos, the corruption; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of identity politics; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of lowered expectations; if you believe that it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us.

3. Kate Bronfenbrenner:

   The very pettiness of the attack against Bernie Sanders, and the comments made about workers, make the company look like it is very worried. It doesn't mean that Amazon is going to lose, but it does make it look like they're worried they're going to lose.

4. Erin Perrine:

   The end of Democrats’ unified government in D.C. is mired in partisan pettiness. Instead of working to combat the inhumane Biden border crisis, fentanyl killing an entire generation of Americans, or securing economic prosperity for the future, Democrats are set to stonewall Republicans, release a private citizen’s tax returns, and blow an even bigger hole in our debt and deficit, really tells the American people all they need to know about Democrat priorities — cheap political points that do nothing to better the lives of working-class Americans.

5. Jill Biden:

   Mean pettiness has overtaken our politics. Today we seem to be at each other's throat. Sometimes it seems like we can't govern ourselves. We can talk to one another -- if you notice, I get criticized for saying anything nice about a Republican, folks, this isn't who we are, this isn't how we got here. We have to remember what it is that makes this nation so special.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pettiness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pettiness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pettiness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pettiness