puniness
- noun
- /ˈpjuːniˌnəs/
:
pequeñez
The battles are so brutal because the stakes are so puny and so much of his pettiness and puniness.
- The battles are so brutal because the stakes are so puny and so much of his pettiness and puniness.
Examples
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Escape, probably relief from the puniness around her.
Fiction book (1992) -
But we try to rise above our puniness compared with our problems and pretend that we have solutions and explanations that will take away much of the mystery of life and history and make everything clear.
Blog text (13) -
The same words had been uttered millions of times before and would be uttered millions of times again, but, like "once upon a time," the words continued to instill, despite the puniness of the utterer himself, wonder and awe.
Fiction book (1998) -
The puniness of his excuses made it clear that he was not taking the matter seriously.
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Despite the puniness of her frame, she demonstrated great strength and determination.
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They realized the puniness of their worries in the grand scheme of life.
Synonyms
6
5.4
A small detail that does not matter
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1.6
The state of being not large in size or amount
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4.3
The condition of being very small
So small or unimportant that it does not matter
A small matter that people think is unimportant and easy to ignore
A weak or slight state often about ideas and relationships
A state of being small in size
The state of being very small in size
Being much smaller than others of the same kind
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Puniness comes from the word puny, which comes from the old French puisné, meaning 'born later' and used for a younger, weaker child. So, puniness means being small, weak, or unimportant.