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1 pettiness
n мелочность; низостьСинонимический ряд:1. insignificance (noun) insignificance; nothingness; unimportance; worthlessness2. littleness (noun) casualness; inconsiderableness; lightness; littleness; minuteness; puniness3. smallness (noun) paltriness; smallness; triviality; trivialness -
2 smallness
Синонимический ряд:1. insignificance (noun) insignificance; nothingness; unimportance; worthlessness2. littleness (noun) casualness; inconsiderableness; ineffectualness; lightness; limitedness; littleness; meanness; minuteness; narrowness; petiteness; puniness3. pettiness (noun) paltriness; pettiness; trivialities'; trivialness4. remoteness (noun) remoteness; slenderness; slightness; slimness -
3 puniness
Синонимический ряд:1. pettiness (noun) inconsiderableness; pettiness; smallness2. weakness (noun) decrepitness; feebleness; flimsiness; frailness; infirmness; unsoundness; weakliness; weakness -
4 nothingness
1. n ничто, небытиеto pass into nothingness — переходить в небытие, исчезать без следа
2. n ничтожность, несущественность; ничтожное значение3. n собир. пустяки; несущественные или не имеющие значения вещиСинонимический ряд:1. emptiness (noun) blank; emptiness; hollowness; oblivion; vacuum2. insignificance (noun) insignificance; pettiness; smallness; unimportance; worthlessness3. nothing (noun) non-existence; nothing; vacuities'4. nullify (noun) barrenness; nada; nihility; nonexistence; nullify; nullity; vacuity; void -
5 influence
1. n влияние, воздействиеunder the influence of — под влиянием; под воздействием
2. n влиятельное лицо3. n факторenvironment is an influence on character — среда — фактор, влияющий на формирование характера
4. v оказывать влияние, воздействие, влиять5. v сл. добавлять алкоголь в напиткиconfession under influence of liquor — признание, сделанное под влиянием алкоголя
Синонимический ряд:1. effect (noun) effect; effectiveness; efficiency; impact; imprint; mark; potency; repercussion2. power (noun) authority; control; credit; dominion; leverage; might; power; predominance; prestige; rule; sway; weight3. pull (noun) clout; in; pull4. induce (verb) activate; actuate; arouse; convince; impel; incite; induce; instigate; motivate; persuade5. sway (verb) affect; bias; carry; control; direct; get; impact; impress; incline; inspire; modify; move; prejudice; prepossess; strike; sway; touchАнтонимический ряд:futility; impotence; incapacity; ineffectiveness; inferiority; meanness; nullity; pettiness; timidity -
6 minuteness
малость; точностьСинонимический ряд:1. fullness (noun) fullness; thoroughness2. littleness (noun) casualness; inconsiderableness; lightness; littleness; pettiness; smallness3. tininess (noun) diminutiveness; dwarfishness; dwarfness; tininess -
7 technicality
1. n техническая сторона делаto lose oneself in technicalities — чересчур увлечься технической стороной дела, забыть о сути
2. n специальный характерthe book is understandable notwithstanding its technicality — книга вполне доходчиво написана, несмотря на свой специальный характер
3. n техническая деталь, формальность4. n специальная терминология, специальные терминыСинонимический ряд:1. complexity (noun) complexity; intricacy; precision; specialization2. detail (noun) detail; formality; item; particular; punctilio3. trifle (noun) inconsequential thing; insignificance; insignificant event; no big deal; paltriness; pettiness; trifle; triviality; unimportanceАнтонимический ряд:generality; simplicity -
8 triviality
1. n незначительность2. n мелочь, пустяк3. n тривиальность, банальность4. n общее место, банальностьto speak trivialities — говорить общими фразами; говорить ничего не значащие вещи
Синонимический ряд:1. froth (noun) frivolity; froth2. trifle (noun) inconsequential thing; indifference; insignificance; insignificant event; no big deal; paltriness; pettiness; smallness; technicality; trifle; trivialness; unimportance3. trivia (noun) minutiae; small beer; small change; small potatoes; trifles; trivia -
9 insignificance
1. n незначительность; маловажность; ничтожность2. n бессодержательностьСинонимический ряд:1. lack of importance (noun) immateriality; inconsequence; irrelevance; lack of importance; no big deal; paltriness; trifling matter; triviality2. nothingness (noun) nothingness; pettiness; unimportance; worthlessness -
10 littleness
1. n небольшой размер, небольшая величина2. n незначительность3. n мелочность; ограниченность; ничтожностьlittleness of mind — умственная ограниченность; узкий кругозор
Синонимический ряд:1. casualness (noun) casualness; inconsiderableness; lightness; minuteness; pettiness2. ineffectualness (noun) ineffectualness; limitedness; meanness; narrowness; petiteness; smallness -
11 paltriness
Синонимический ряд:1. lack of importance (noun) immateriality; inconsequence; insignificance; irrelevance; lack of importance; no big deal; trifling matter; triviality; unimportance2. smallness (noun) pettiness; smallness; trivialities'; trivialness -
12 superficiality
n поверхностностьСинонимический ряд:shallowness (noun) concern with appearances; empty-headedness; frivolity; glibness; lack of depth; pettiness; phony behavior; shallowness; triviality
См. также в других словарях:
pettiness — petty ► ADJECTIVE (pettier, pettiest) 1) trivial. 2) mean; small minded. 3) minor. 4) Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with GRAND(Cf. ↑grandness). DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
pettiness — noun a) The quality of being petty. The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast food restaurant was absurd. b) A petty behaviour, attitude, etc … Wiktionary
pettiness — noun (U) behaviour and attitudes that are ungenerous and are too much concerned with unimportant matters: the jealousy and pettiness of Hollywood … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pettiness — noun see petty … New Collegiate Dictionary
pettiness — noun 1. narrowness of mind or ideas or views • Derivationally related forms: ↑petty • Hypernyms: ↑narrow mindedness, ↑narrowness 2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • Syn: ↑triviality, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pettiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Contemptible unimportance: inconsiderableness, negligibility, negligibleness, paltriness, smallness, triviality, trivialness. See IMPORTANT … English dictionary for students
pettiness — pet|ti|ness [ petinəs ] noun uncount unpleasant behavior caused by caring too much about unimportant things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petty */ — UK [ˈpetɪ] / US adjective Word forms petty : adjective petty comparative pettier superlative pettiest 1) [usually before noun] not important and not worth worrying about I m not interested in their petty squabbles. Village life is full of gossip… … English dictionary
petty — adjective (pettier; est) Etymology: Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit Date: 14th century 1. having secondary rank or importance ; minor, subordinate 2. having little or no importance or significance 3. marked by or reflective… … New Collegiate Dictionary
petty — adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1》 trivial. 2》 mean; small minded. 3》 minor. ↘Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with grand (in sense 2). Derivatives pettily adverb pettiness noun Origin ME … English new terms dictionary
petty — /ˈpɛti / (say petee) adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1. of small importance; trifling; trivial: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. mean or… …
