Littleness: meaning, definitions and examples
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littleness
[ หlษชtlหnษs ]
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.
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:
๐ต๐น pequenez
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเฅเคเคพเคชเคจ (chhotapan)
๐ฉ๐ช Kleinheit
๐ฎ๐ฉ kekecilan
๐บ๐ฆ ะผะฐะปัััั
๐ต๐ฑ maลoลฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฐใใ (chiisana)
๐ซ๐ท petitesse
๐ช๐ธ pequeรฑez
๐น๐ท kรผรงรผklรผk
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ (jageum)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุตุบุฑ (sighar)
๐จ๐ฟ malost
๐ธ๐ฐ maliฤkosลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฐ (xiวo)
๐ธ๐ฎ majhnost
๐ฎ๐ธ smรฆรฐ
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบััะบะตะฝัะฐะนะปัา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแขแแ แแแ (p'ataroba)
๐ฆ๐ฟ kiรงiklik
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.