Definitions for picayune
ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə-picayune

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective

   (informal) small and of little importance

   "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. picayunenoun

   A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.

2. picayunenoun

   A five-cent piece.

3. picayunenoun

   Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.

4. picayuneadjective

   Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;

5. picayuneadjective

   something not worth arguing about.

6. picayuneadjective

   an argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation;

7. picayuneadjective

   small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Picayune

   A picayune was a Spanish coin, worth half a real. Its name derives from the French picaillon, which is itself from the Provençal picaioun, the name of an unrelated small copper coin from Savoy. By extension, picayune can mean "trivial" or "of little value". Aside from being used in Spanish territories, the picayune and other Spanish currency was used throughout the colonial United States. Spanish dollars were made legal tender in the U.S. by an act on February 9, 1793. They remained so until demonetization on February 21, 1857. The coin's name first appeared in Florida and Louisiana, where its value was worth approximately six-and-one-fourth cents, and whose name was sometimes used in place of the U.S. nickel.A newspaper published in New Orleans since the 1830s, the Times-Picayune (originally The Picayune), was named after the coin.A city in southern Mississippi has the name Picayune.

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1. picayune

   Picayune refers to something that is of little value or significance; trivial or petty. It can also be a small coin of little value, especially a 5-cent piece in the U.S.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Picayunenoun

   a small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit

2. Etymology: [From the language of the Caribs.]

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1. Picayune

   A picayune was a Spanish coin, worth half a real. Its name derives from the French picaillon, which is itself from the Provençal picaioun, meaning "small coin". By extension, picayune can mean "trivial" or "of little value". Aside from being used in Spanish territories, the picayune and other Spanish currency was used throughout the colonial U.S.. Spanish dollars were made legal tender in the United States by an act on February 9, 1793 until it was demonetized on February 21, 1857. The coin's name first appeared in Florida and Louisiana where its value was worth approximately six and a quarter cents, and whose name was sometimes used in place of the U.S. nickel. A newspaper published in the New Orleans market, the Times-Picayune, is named after the picayune.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Picayune

   pik-a-yōōn′, n. a small coin worth 6¼ cents, current in United States before 1857, and known in different states by different names (fourpence, fippence, fip, sixpence, &c.).—adj. petty. [Carib.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of picayune in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of picayune in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=picayune
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Picayune
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picayune
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picayune
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=picayune
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=picayune
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=picayune