1
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 Synonyms for littleness
Noun
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Identify every instance of victim language, limitation beliefs, or smallness thinking.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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That’s the kind of extreme pettiness that Row Z can firmly get behind.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The American people are seeking solace and inspiration from its leaders, not pettiness and skullduggery.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Littleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littleness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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