picayune
1
9.9
- adjective
- /ˌpɪkəˈjun/
- US
:
insignificante
Examples
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Even though people might think it's picayune, I do believe that the terminology used can.
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Admittedly, this example is a bit picayune.
Blog text (33) -
He classifies the hobby with a number of other occupations that function primarily as a compensation for the injury to personality caused by bondage to work of an automatic and picayune character.
Academic text (2004) -
Many people consider the debate over the color of the dress to be picayune and unimportant.
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She dismissed his complaints as picayune, believing they were not worth her time.
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The report was filled with picayune details that had little impact on the overall findings.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not very important
121
3.9
Not important or serious
120
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
22
7.1
Very small and not important, not worth paying attention to
4
7.9
A very small amount or unimportant detail
3
6.8
Too small or not important enough to matter
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
9.7
Of little value and not important
Not important or serious compared with other things
Very small and not important
Small in amount and not important
Small and of little value or importance
Of little value and not important
Very low in value and not important
Unimportant and not worth attention
Not very important or powerful
A small annoying problem or worry that does not need serious attention
Very small or unimportant
A very small unimportant village or town
Antonyms
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Etymology
Picayune comes from the name for a very small coin in old French and Spanish, like a tiny 'penny' worth almost nothing. So calling something picayune means it is 'of little value' or petty.