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puniness
pu·ny P0651600 (pyo͞o′nē)adj. pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est 1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses.2. Chiefly Southern US Sickly; ill. [Variant of puisne.] pu′ni·ly adv.pu′ni·ness n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | puniness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolousslightness, triviality, pettinessunimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of notejoke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" | | 2. | puniness - smallness of statureruntiness, stuntednesslittleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size |
puninessnounThe condition of being infirm or physically weak:debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicateness, feebleness, flimsiness, fragileness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, insubstantiality, unsoundness, unsubstantiality, weakliness, weakness.Translationspuny (ˈpjuːni) adjective small and weak. a puny child. 弱小的 弱小的ˈpunily adverb 弱小地 弱小地ˈpuniness noun 弱小 弱小 IdiomsSeepunypuniness
Synonyms for puninessnoun the condition of being infirm or physically weakSynonyms- debility
- decrepitude
- delicacy
- delicateness
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- fragileness
- fragility
- frailness
- frailty
- infirmity
- insubstantiality
- unsoundness
- unsubstantiality
- weakliness
- weakness
Synonyms for puninessnoun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolousSynonyms- slightness
- triviality
- pettiness
Related Wordsnoun smallness of statureSynonymsRelated Words |