Definition of pettiness in English:

pettiness

noun ˈpɛtɪnəsˈpɛdinəs

mass noun

1Undue concern with trivial matters, especially of a small-minded or spiteful nature.
the sheer pettiness of the officials was quite startling
count noun try to overlook insults and pettinesses
Example sentencesExamples
- The film captured the pettiness, bitchiness, and downright surrealism of working in an office.
- Youth is no excuse for pettiness.
- We all experience times of feeling mightily right and dismissing dissent as small-minded pettiness.
- The council is inefficient and bogged down in its own process of faction fighting and pettiness.
- Everything about her was grand, even her pettiness.
- In the public sphere, it became a criticism, denoting an excessive egoism and pettiness that precluded a consideration of the greater good.
- They create a portrait of a rural community filled with pettiness and cruelty.
- His was by no means the only example of academicians' pettiness.
- Learning how to rise above the pettiness, disagreements, and judgements establishes in you a love for all humanity.
- Every moment I spent within the city limits caused me to hate the pettiness of the townsfolk even more.
1. 1.1 Lack of importance or worth; triviality.
  these awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world
  Example sentencesExamples
  His sensibility transforms the squalor and pettiness of crime into the grandeur of desolation.
  The play still shocks with the pettiness of the offences that have brought the convicts to the flogger or the hangman.
  What we're watching is the long-running victory of ballet itself over that pettiness and disarray known as being human.
  Finally, someone out there saw beyond the pettiness.
  Twain's Puritan pessimism casts great doubt on humanity's ability to transcend the pettiness of human existence.
  Whitman hoped that the tedium and pettiness of his senior years would not infect his poetry.
  When I look for my profoundest opposite, the incalculable pettiness of my instincts, I always find my mother and my sister.
  I sometimes think it must be some sinister conspiracy designed just to freak men out with the sheer, dazzling pettiness of it.
  Life on board ship, with the pettiness of its human hierarchy in miniature, makes him all the more certain that the sea is beyond all that.
  With new clarity, he sees the pettiness and futility of his life.

Definition of pettiness in US English:

pettiness

nounˈpedēnəsˈpɛdinəs

1Undue concern with trivial matters, especially of a small-minded or spiteful nature.
the sheer pettiness of the officials was quite startling
count noun try to overlook insults and pettinesses
Example sentencesExamples
- They create a portrait of a rural community filled with pettiness and cruelty.
- Every moment I spent within the city limits caused me to hate the pettiness of the townsfolk even more.
- The council is inefficient and bogged down in its own process of faction fighting and pettiness.
- His was by no means the only example of academicians' pettiness.
- We all experience times of feeling mightily right and dismissing dissent as small-minded pettiness.
- Learning how to rise above the pettiness, disagreements, and judgements establishes in you a love for all humanity.
- In the public sphere, it became a criticism, denoting an excessive egoism and pettiness that precluded a consideration of the greater good.
- Youth is no excuse for pettiness.
- The film captured the pettiness, bitchiness, and downright surrealism of working in an office.
- Everything about her was grand, even her pettiness.
1. 1.1 Lack of importance or worth; triviality.
  these awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, someone out there saw beyond the pettiness.
  The play still shocks with the pettiness of the offences that have brought the convicts to the flogger or the hangman.
  Life on board ship, with the pettiness of its human hierarchy in miniature, makes him all the more certain that the sea is beyond all that.
  I sometimes think it must be some sinister conspiracy designed just to freak men out with the sheer, dazzling pettiness of it.
  Whitman hoped that the tedium and pettiness of his senior years would not infect his poetry.
  What we're watching is the long-running victory of ballet itself over that pettiness and disarray known as being human.
  With new clarity, he sees the pettiness and futility of his life.
  His sensibility transforms the squalor and pettiness of crime into the grandeur of desolation.
  When I look for my profoundest opposite, the incalculable pettiness of my instincts, I always find my mother and my sister.
  Twain's Puritan pessimism casts great doubt on humanity's ability to transcend the pettiness of human existence.

词汇	pettiness
释义	Definition of pettiness in English: pettiness noun ˈpɛtɪnəsˈpɛdinəs mass noun 1Undue concern with trivial matters, especially of a small-minded or spiteful nature. the sheer pettiness of the officials was quite startling count noun try to overlook insults and pettinesses Example sentencesExamples The film captured the pettiness, bitchiness, and downright surrealism of working in an office. Youth is no excuse for pettiness. We all experience times of feeling mightily right and dismissing dissent as small-minded pettiness. The council is inefficient and bogged down in its own process of faction fighting and pettiness. Everything about her was grand, even her pettiness. In the public sphere, it became a criticism, denoting an excessive egoism and pettiness that precluded a consideration of the greater good. They create a portrait of a rural community filled with pettiness and cruelty. His was by no means the only example of academicians' pettiness. Learning how to rise above the pettiness, disagreements, and judgements establishes in you a love for all humanity. Every moment I spent within the city limits caused me to hate the pettiness of the townsfolk even more. 1.1 Lack of importance or worth; triviality. these awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world Example sentencesExamples His sensibility transforms the squalor and pettiness of crime into the grandeur of desolation. The play still shocks with the pettiness of the offences that have brought the convicts to the flogger or the hangman. What we're watching is the long-running victory of ballet itself over that pettiness and disarray known as being human. Finally, someone out there saw beyond the pettiness. Twain's Puritan pessimism casts great doubt on humanity's ability to transcend the pettiness of human existence. Whitman hoped that the tedium and pettiness of his senior years would not infect his poetry. When I look for my profoundest opposite, the incalculable pettiness of my instincts, I always find my mother and my sister. I sometimes think it must be some sinister conspiracy designed just to freak men out with the sheer, dazzling pettiness of it. Life on board ship, with the pettiness of its human hierarchy in miniature, makes him all the more certain that the sea is beyond all that. With new clarity, he sees the pettiness and futility of his life. Definition of pettiness in US English: pettiness nounˈpedēnəsˈpɛdinəs 1Undue concern with trivial matters, especially of a small-minded or spiteful nature. the sheer pettiness of the officials was quite startling count noun try to overlook insults and pettinesses Example sentencesExamples They create a portrait of a rural community filled with pettiness and cruelty. Every moment I spent within the city limits caused me to hate the pettiness of the townsfolk even more. The council is inefficient and bogged down in its own process of faction fighting and pettiness. His was by no means the only example of academicians' pettiness. We all experience times of feeling mightily right and dismissing dissent as small-minded pettiness. Learning how to rise above the pettiness, disagreements, and judgements establishes in you a love for all humanity. In the public sphere, it became a criticism, denoting an excessive egoism and pettiness that precluded a consideration of the greater good. Youth is no excuse for pettiness. The film captured the pettiness, bitchiness, and downright surrealism of working in an office. Everything about her was grand, even her pettiness. 1.1 Lack of importance or worth; triviality. these awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world Example sentencesExamples Finally, someone out there saw beyond the pettiness. The play still shocks with the pettiness of the offences that have brought the convicts to the flogger or the hangman. Life on board ship, with the pettiness of its human hierarchy in miniature, makes him all the more certain that the sea is beyond all that. I sometimes think it must be some sinister conspiracy designed just to freak men out with the sheer, dazzling pettiness of it. Whitman hoped that the tedium and pettiness of his senior years would not infect his poetry. What we're watching is the long-running victory of ballet itself over that pettiness and disarray known as being human. With new clarity, he sees the pettiness and futility of his life. His sensibility transforms the squalor and pettiness of crime into the grandeur of desolation. When I look for my profoundest opposite, the incalculable pettiness of my instincts, I always find my mother and my sister. Twain's Puritan pessimism casts great doubt on humanity's ability to transcend the pettiness of human existence.
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