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Detailed Translations for pettiness from English to French

pettiness:

pettiness [the ~] nomen

  1. the pettiness (narrow mindedness; smallness)
    la petitesse; l'attitude bourgeoise
  2. the pettiness (narrow mindedness; smallness)
  3. the pettiness (cowardness; faint-heartedness; pitifulness)
    la lâcheté; la pleutrerie
  4. the pettiness (narrow-mindedness; small-mindedness; bigotedness)

Translation Matrix for pettiness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
attitude bourgeoise bigotedness; narrow mindedness; narrow-mindedness; pettiness; small-mindedness; smallness
esprit borné bigotedness; narrow-mindedness; pettiness; small-mindedness
lâcheté cowardness; faint-heartedness; pettiness; pitifulness anxiety; timidity; ungenerousness
petitesse bigotedness; narrow mindedness; narrow-mindedness; pettiness; small-mindedness; smallness limitation; little-mindedness; littleness; narrow mindedness; narrowness; preconceived opinion; prejudice; smallness
petitesse d'esprit bigotedness; narrow mindedness; narrow-mindedness; pettiness; small-mindedness; smallness limitation; little-mindedness; narrow mindedness; narrowness; preconceived opinion; prejudice; smallness
pleutrerie cowardness; faint-heartedness; pettiness; pitifulness
étroitesse d'esprit bigotedness; narrow mindedness; narrow-mindedness; pettiness; small-mindedness; smallness limitation; little-mindedness; narrow mindedness; narrowness; preconceived opinion; prejudice; smallness
- littleness; puniness; slightness; smallness; triviality
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- annoyance; small-mindedness; touchiness

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Synonyms for "pettiness":


Related Definitions for "pettiness":

  1. lack of generosity in trifling matters1
  2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous1
  3. narrowness of mind or ideas or views1

petty:


Translation Matrix for petty:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
petit baby; bint; child; cub; infant; kid; kiddy; kitten; lass; little child; little girl; little kid; nipper; pup; puppy; small child; small one; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; young
petit-bourgeois bourgeois; narrow-minded person
- petit larceny; petty larceny
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary; small-minded; subaltern
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- trivial
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
borné a small voice; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town bordered; dead; deceased; easily; easy; effortless; finite; lifeless; limited; not difficult; not hard; passed away; sealed off; simple; spiritless; superannuated
bourgeois a small voice; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town
exigu bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty
mesquin a small voice; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town avaricious; miserly; narrow; narrow minded; niggardly; niggling; pinchy; stingy; trifly
mesquinement narrow-minded; petty niggling; trifly
petit bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty cramped; diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; narrow; short; shortish; small; tight; tiny; undersized
petit-bourgeois a small voice; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town narrow-minded
petitement a small voice; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town austere; cramped; minuscule; modest; narrow; narrowly; simple; small; sober; tight; tiny; unpretentious
provincial a small voice; bashfull; bourgeois; confined; cramped; diffident; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town provincial; regional; small-townish
roturier a small voice; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town
serré bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty against the grain; cantankerous; clamped down; clasped; crabbed; cramped; crusty; gruff; grumpy; immovable; inflexible; nagging; narrow; narrowly; obstinate; oppressed; pressing; recalcitrant; rigid; small; star; stern; straight-backed; stringent; stubborn; stuck; sullen; surly; tight; unbending; urgent; wedged
à l'étroit bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty
étriqué bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty pinchy
étroit narrow-minded; petty cramped; narrow; narrowly; small; tight

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Antonyms for "petty":

  • grand larceny

Related Definitions for "petty":

  1. contemptibly narrow in outlook1
    • petty little comments1
    • disgusted with their small-minded pettiness1
  2. inferior in rank or status1
    • petty officialdom1
  3. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)1

Wiktionary Translations for petty:

petty
adjective
  1. Little, trifling, or inconsiderable, as a petty fault
petty
adjective
  1. Sans importance ni valeur