Littleness: meaning, definitions and examples

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littleness

 

[ หˆlษชtlหŒnษ™s ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in a descriptive context

The quality or state of being little in size, extent, or importance.

Synonyms

petiteness, smallness, tininess

Examples of usage

  • Despite her littleness, she had a big heart.
  • The littleness of the garden made it easy to maintain.
  • The project's littleness was overshadowed by its impact on the community.
Context #2 | Noun

in a negative context

Lack of significance or importance; triviality.

Synonyms

insignificance, pettiness, triviality

Examples of usage

  • She was tired of the littleness of office politics.
  • He couldn't stand the littleness of their arguments.

Translations

Translations of the word "littleness" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น pequenez

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค›เฅ‹เคŸเคพเคชเคจ (chhotapan)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kleinheit

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kekecilan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผะฐะปั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ maล‚oล›ฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฐใ•ใ• (chiisana)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท petitesse

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ pequeรฑez

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kรผรงรผklรผk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ž‘์Œ (jageum)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุตุบุฑ (sighar)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ malost

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ maliฤkosลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฐ (xiวŽo)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ majhnost

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ smรฆรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบั–ัˆะบะตะฝั‚ะฐะนะปั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒžแƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ (p'ataroba)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kiรงiklik

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ pequeรฑez

Etymology

The word 'littleness' originated from the Middle English word 'litelnesse', which was derived from the Old English word 'lytelnes'. The suffix '-ness' is added to the adjective 'little' to form the noun 'littleness'. Over time, 'littleness' has been used to describe the state of being small, insignificant, or trivial.

See also: belittle, littleneck.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29,139, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.