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

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Winston Churchill