Noun: pettiness pe-tee-nus
- The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
"The pettiness of their arguments was embarrassing";
- triviality, slightness, puniness
- Narrowness of mind, ideas or views
"His pettiness led him to judge others based on superficial characteristics";
- small-mindedness
- Lack of generosity in trifling matters
"His pettiness over splitting the lunch bill annoyed his friends";
- littleness, smallness
Type of: closeness, meanness, minginess [informal], narrow-mindedness, narrowness, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness, unimportance
Encyclopedia: Pettiness