# pettiness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #50,148

## Definitions
1. The quality of being petty.
2. A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

## Etymology
From petty + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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