LITTLENESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

littleness

noun

Definition of littleness

as in smallness

the quality or state of being little in size the littleness of the painting hardly gives any indication of its price—which is a fortune

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as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant you can hardly imagine the appalling littleness of the stuff that she obsesses over

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Recent Examples of littleness What our understanding of pedantry does have in common with earlier ones is the association with intellectual littleness. — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026

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Noun

Illinois lawmakers in Washington need to find ways to work together for the good of the Prairie State, moving to higher ground and setting smallness aside.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
With awe, the feeling of smallness is inspired by something that makes our own concerns and capacities seem trivial – something like God or the divine.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of smallness

Noun

Beyond that, Jack was such an overwhelmingly powerful figure, not simply politically but emotionally, that everything else faded into insignificance.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificance

Noun

In this find, the dirhams were cut into smaller pieces and used as a means of payment, with their value linked to the weight and fineness of the silver.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The fineness of the line between the two genres indicates that in her work overall, change is a matter of gradations.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of fineness

Noun

Trump’s pettiness and impetuousness has combined to literally put former high ranking American officials in physical danger.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Also forbidden was anything that emphasized the suffering of soldiers or revealed the pettiness of commanders.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pettiness

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