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PETTINESS

\pˈɛtɪnəs], \pˈɛtɪnəs], \p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of PETTINESS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The state of being petty.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Smallness; littleness; unimportance.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Smallness; littleness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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