picayune

[ pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh- ]

/ ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə- /

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adjective Also pic·a·yun·ish. Informal.

of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.

petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing.

noun

(formerly, in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real.

any small coin, as a five-cent piece.

Informal. an insignificant person or thing.

Origin of picayune

1780–90; <Provençal picaioun small copper coin (compare French picaillons), derivative of an onomatopoetic base *pikk- beat, here referring to the coining of coppers

SYNONYMS FOR picayune

1 trivial, insignificant.

2 narrow-minded.

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OTHER WORDS FROM picayune

pic·a·yun·ish·ly, adverbpic·a·yun·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby picayune

picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, piccalilli, piccanin, piccaninny

Definition for picayune (2 of 2)

Picayune

[ pik-uh-yoon, pik-ee- ]

/ ˌpɪk əˈyun, ˌpɪk i- /

noun

a town in SE Mississippi.

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Example sentences from the Web for picayune

The administration enthusiastically traded winning the future for a picayune present gain.
Will Jack Lew Win the Future?|Megan McArdle|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To see just how picayune the debate got, take a look at the opinions.
Don’t Believe the Hype: Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Without Parole Is Weak|David R. Dow|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But his evaluation admitted that portions at the restaurant were “picayune, and desserts are something of a question mark.”
Four Stars!|Isabel Wilkinson|August 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Picayune Butler's coming, coming" has upset my nervous system.
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson

A week afterward Richling saw him at the Picayune Tier, superintending the unloading of a small schooner-load of bananas.
Dr. Sevier|George W. Cable
They wudn't let me leave ther boat, ner pay me a picayune, so I just skipped out.
The Devil's Own|Randall Parrish
Now the Des Moines is a picayune stream, unduly dignified by the appellation of "river."
The Road|Jack London
She wrote much for the Picayune and wrote herself into love as well as fame.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for picayune

picayune

/ (ˌpɪkəˈjuːn) /

adjective Also: picayunish US and Canadian informal

of small value or importance

mean; petty

noun

the half real, an old Spanish-American coin

US any coin of little value, esp a five-cent piece

Derived forms of picayune

picayunishly, adverbpicayunishness, noun

Word Origin for picayune

C19: from French picaillon coin from Piedmont, from Provençal picaioun, of unknown origin

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单词	picayune
释义	picayune [ pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh- ] / ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR picayune ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also pic·a·yun·ish. Informal. of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount. petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing. noun (formerly, in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real. any small coin, as a five-cent piece. Informal. an insignificant person or thing. Origin of picayune 1780–90; <Provençal picaioun small copper coin (compare French picaillons), derivative of an onomatopoetic base *pikk- beat, here referring to the coining of coppers SYNONYMS FOR picayune 1 trivial, insignificant. 2 narrow-minded. SEE SYNONYMS FOR picayune ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM picayune pic·a·yun·ish·ly, adverbpic·a·yun·ish·ness, noun Words nearby picayune picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, piccalilli, piccanin, piccaninny Definition for picayune (2 of 2) Picayune [ pik-uh-yoon, pik-ee- ] / ˌpɪk əˈyun, ˌpɪk i- / noun a town in SE Mississippi. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picayune The administration enthusiastically traded winning the future for a picayune present gain. Will Jack Lew Win the Future?\|Megan McArdle\|January 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST To see just how picayune the debate got, take a look at the opinions. Don’t Believe the Hype: Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Without Parole Is Weak\|David R. Dow\|June 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But his evaluation admitted that portions at the restaurant were “picayune, and desserts are something of a question mark.” Four Stars!\|Isabel Wilkinson\|August 25, 2009\|DAILY BEAST "Picayune Butler's coming, coming" has upset my nervous system. A Confederate Girl's Diary\|Sarah Margan Dawson A week afterward Richling saw him at the Picayune Tier, superintending the unloading of a small schooner-load of bananas. Dr. Sevier\|George W. Cable They wudn't let me leave ther boat, ner pay me a picayune, so I just skipped out. The Devil's Own\|Randall Parrish Now the Des Moines is a picayune stream, unduly dignified by the appellation of "river." The Road\|Jack London She wrote much for the Picayune and wrote herself into love as well as fame. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for picayune picayune / (ˌpɪkəˈjuːn) / adjective Also: picayunish US and Canadian informal of small value or importance mean; petty noun the half real, an old Spanish-American coin US any coin of little value, esp a five-cent piece Derived forms of picayune picayunishly, adverbpicayunishness, noun Word Origin for picayune C19: from French picaillon coin from Piedmont, from Provençal picaioun, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to picayune diminutive, everyday, frivolous, immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meager, mean, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, paltry, petty, piddling, puny
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picayune

adjective Also pic·a·yun·ish. Informal.

noun

Origin of picayune

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Definition for picayune (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for picayune

British Dictionary definitions for picayune

adjective Also: picayunish US and Canadian informal

noun

Derived forms of picayune

Word Origin for picayune

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