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paltriness
pal·try P0033600 (pôl′trē)adj. pal·tri·er, pal·tri·est 1. Lacking in importance or worth. See Synonyms at trivial.2. Very small or inadequate in amount; negligible: was paid a paltry sum for his work.3. Marked by meanness or lack of generosity; contemptible: "I would far rather burn my whole book, than that he or any other man should think that I had behaved in a paltry spirit" (Charles Darwin).
[Probably from obsolete and dialectal paltry, trash, perhaps from Low German paltrig, ragged, from palte, rag.]
pal′tri·ly adv.pal′tri·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | paltriness - worthlessness due to insignificancesorrinessworthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" |
paltrinessnounContemptible unimportance:inconsiderableness, negligibility, negligibleness, pettiness, smallness, triviality, trivialness.Translations
paltriness
Related to paltriness: trivialities, paltriestSynonyms for paltrinessnoun contemptible unimportanceSynonyms- inconsiderableness
- negligibility
- negligibleness
- pettiness
- smallness
- triviality
- trivialness
Synonyms for paltrinessnoun worthlessness due to insignificanceSynonymsRelated Words |