Pettiness is the quality of being completely unimportant. The pettiness of an airplane passenger's complaint that there’s a smudge on the window is likely to cause the flight attendants to pay no attention to it.
The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.
Noun
lack of generosity in trifling matters
Noun
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Noun
narrowness of mind or ideas or views
n.
The quality or state of being petty or paltry;
littleness; meanness.
Pettiness
The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.
Usage Examples
In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.
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Other Usage ExamplesI believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.
If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.