PICAYUNE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word picayune. (close relations)
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| petty | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||
| trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||
| insignificant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of importance, meaning, or force adjective satellite • signifying nothing • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status • small and unimpressive | ||||||
| minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||
| paltry | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not worth considering • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
| unimportant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not important • devoid of importance, meaning, or force | ||||||
| malicious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having the nature of or resulting from malice | ||||||
| peevish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily irritated or annoyed | ||||||
| worthless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking in usefulness or value adjective satellite • morally reprehensible | ||||||
| picayunish | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| fiddling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| footling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| lilliputian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput noun • a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) adjective satellite • very small • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| little | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal noun • a small amount or duration adverb • not much adjective satellite • (of children and animals) young, immature • (informal) small and of little importance • (of a voice) faint • lowercase • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||||||
| niggling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| piddling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| piffling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
