picayunityn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪkəˈjuːnᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpɪkəˈjunədi/,

/ˌpɪkiˈjunədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picayune n., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < picayune n. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier picayunishness n. at picayunish adj. Derivatives.

North American.

Insignificance, triviality; = picayunishness n. at picayunish adj. Derivatives. Also: a trivial or insignificant matter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > little importance or triviality

simpleness1440

toyousness1581

triflingnessa1586

triviality1598

pusillage1610

inconsiderableness1646

shrimpishness1651

unsignificancy1659

trivialnessa1687

no great things1776

cobwebbery1837

mereness1909

picayunity1948

1948 O. Nash in New Yorker 13 Nov. 32 In this imponderable world I lose no opportunity To ponder on picayunity.

1977 New Yorker 2 May 54/1 To the point of picayunity the state's road system is limited.

1994 Jewish Jrnl. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 33 a Today's harsh manners, our uncivil discourse, the negative TV ads all over the tube seem to dwarf the picayunities of Quiz Show.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	picayunity
释义	picayunityn. Brit. /ˌpɪkəˈjuːnᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpɪkəˈjunədi/, /ˌpɪkiˈjunədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picayune n., -ity suffix. Etymology: < picayune n. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier picayunishness n. at picayunish adj. Derivatives. North American. Insignificance, triviality; = picayunishness n. at picayunish adj. Derivatives. Also: a trivial or insignificant matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > little importance or triviality simpleness1440 toyousness1581 triflingnessa1586 triviality1598 pusillage1610 inconsiderableness1646 shrimpishness1651 unsignificancy1659 trivialnessa1687 no great things1776 cobwebbery1837 mereness1909 picayunity1948 1948 O. Nash in New Yorker 13 Nov. 32 In this imponderable world I lose no opportunity To ponder on picayunity. 1977 New Yorker 2 May 54/1 To the point of picayunity the state's road system is limited. 1994 Jewish Jrnl. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 33 a Today's harsh manners, our uncivil discourse, the negative TV ads all over the tube seem to dwarf the picayunities of Quiz Show. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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