Associations to the word «Pettiness»

Wiktionary

PETTINESS, noun. The quality of being petty.
PETTINESS, noun. A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

Dictionary definition

PETTINESS, noun. Narrowness of mind or ideas or views.
PETTINESS, noun. The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous.
PETTINESS, noun. Lack of generosity in trifling matters.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan